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Jury awards $500 million in lawsuit against HMO
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2013 Apr 9, 3:26pm 616 views 2 comments
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curious2
2013 Apr 9, 3:40pm
Meanwhile an Oklahoma oral surgeon may have exposed thousands of people to hepatitis and/or HIV by failing to adhere to basic infection control procedures. Republicans will say this is why we need tort reform, to protect these hardworking moneymakers from having to part with any of the fees they charged.
United Healthcare HMO) negotiated contracts with his clinic even though they were warned that he cut corners and provided shoddy care
Just replace "even though" with "after," and you'll have it right. You could also say "because," but that would be editorializing, even though it's probably accurate.
elliemae
2013 Apr 10, 12:19am
This subject is near & dear to my heart. Infection control is so important, but when anyone (insurance companies, physicians...) place profit over patient health there's bound to be problems.
I didn't mention that the drug companies already settled because their "single use" vials were anything but. So that encouraged cross-contamination. These people will be wealthier beyond their wildest imagination.
and dead. really, really dead.
Dr. Desai had an endoscopy clinic, the most popular in town. He made shitloads of money by cutting corners and viewing patients as a production line. The guy was an ass, by the way. I knew him. Now he's had a couple of strokes, and claims to be incompetent.
He re-used needles and equipment, inappropriately used medications to maximize profits, and Health Plan of Nevada/Sierra Health Services (now United Healthcare HMO) negotiated contracts with his clinic even though they were warned that he cut corners and provided shoddy care. Multiple people were diagnosed with hepatitis as a result of his lack of infection controls.
There are multiple lawsuits out there pending, this is the first. It sends a message that HMO's are responsible if they contract with Docs & clinics who cut corners.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/crime-courts/health-plan-nevada-must-pay-500-million-hepatitis-c-case
#crime