http://wyomingpublicradio.net en http://wyomingpublicradio.net/post/fremont-county-agrees-pay-457k-settle-suit <p>Fremont County and Lander Regional Hospital have reached a settlement in a yearlong lawsuit over unpaid bills for mental health examinations for residents who may need to be hospitalized.</p><p>The county will pay $457,000 for evaluations from 2009 to Dec. 15. Lander parent company LifePoint Hospitals had sought more than $800,000 in unpaid bills from the county. Both sides disputed how much the county owed for evaluations of patients who faced involuntary hospitalization for mental illness.</p> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:15:55 +0000 The Associated Press 18021 at http://wyomingpublicradio.net