Mountain States Health Alliance Has Agreed To Pay The Largest Government Fine Ever In Regards To Ineffective Communication In A Hospital. The 50-Thousand Dollar Penalty Is Part Of A Settlement To Resolve An American With Disability Act Claim. The Penalty Comes In Addition To Six Measures The Health System Has Pledged To Implement Which Are All Aimed At Protecting The Rights Of Patients And Companions Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing. A Mother And Father, Both Of Whom Are Deaf, Filed Suit Against MSHA Last Year, Claiming Johnson City Medical Center Refused To Provide A Sign Language Interpreter To Them Shortly Before Their Daughter Died From Cancer.