Maryland AG settles with LifeBridge Health for $1.98M restitution

AG: Maryland News

Filed March 5th, 2026

Detected March 17th, 2026

Summary

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a settlement with LifeBridge Health, Inc. for $1,985,198.90 in restitution to patients. The settlement addresses concerns regarding outpatient facility fees charged prior to July 1, 2021, before the Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act took effect.

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What changed

The Maryland Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division has reached a settlement with LifeBridge Health, Inc., requiring the healthcare provider to pay $1,985,198.90 in restitution. This settlement resolves allegations that LifeBridge Health failed to adequately inform patients about outpatient facility fees charged for services that were also available at non-hospital facilities without such fees, prior to the effective date of the Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act on July 1, 2021.

LifeBridge Health has agreed to issue refund checks to eligible patients within the next six months. While LifeBridge Health denies the allegations of inadequate patient notification, the settlement aims to compensate consumers who paid out-of-pocket for these specific facility fees. Patients with questions can contact the Consumer Protection Division for more information.

What to do next

Review LifeBridge Health's process for patient notification of facility fees to ensure compliance with the Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act.
Monitor LifeBridge Health's compliance with the restitution payment timeline.
Ensure internal policies align with Maryland's Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act requirements for services provided after July 1, 2021.

Penalties

$1,985,198.90 in restitution to patients

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Attorney General Brown Announces Settlement Agreement For $1,985,198 in Restitution with LifeBridge Health

Published: 3/5/2026

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BALTIMORE, MD – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that his Consumer Protection Division (the Division) has entered into a settlement agreement with LifeBridge Health, Inc. (LifeBridge) concerning hospital fees (known as outpatient facility fees) charged prior to July 1, 2021, which is the date on which the Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act took effect and established certain standards for notices regarding such fees. The settlement addresses the Division’s concerns regarding the notices given to patients about such fees.

The Division alleged that consumers were not adequately informed that they would be subject to the facility fees. LifeBridge denied that patients had been inadequately informed, but has agreed to pay $1,985,198.90 in restitution to patients who paid out-of-pocket for fees charged by certain LifeBridge hospital clinics for clinic services that were received prior to the date on which the Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act took effect, when such services also were available at a non-hospital facility owned or operated by a LifeBridge affiliate where the consumer would not have incurred a facility fee. Eligible patients should expect to receive a refund check from LifeBridge over the course of the next six months.

Consumers with questions regarding the settlement may call 410-576-6571.