How interesting. The patient is not in a position where consent is meaningful but is charged an exorbitant amount. At least a little unethical, I think.
I would say that not only was this unethical, but also not a valid contract. Without some reasonable semblance of an agreement how can someone say that you owe them $117,000? I would bet that a court would disagree and would be interested to hear why.
In the header of the article, it mentioned he signed many forms. Probably one of them agreed to this practice. Enforcement could still be tough though.
I get that, but if I sign a contract to buy a car and somewhere in the fine print is says that I owe an extra $117,000 that I am not aware of, that is not a valid contract.
