Saturday, January 12, 2008

Daily Kos: Hospital execs slam UnitedHealth: "sociopathic willingness to ignore laws"

Daily Kos: Hospital execs slam UnitedHealth: "sociopathic willingness to ignore laws":
"DEATH TO YOU AND ME BY A MILLION CUTS AND 'LITTLE FRAUDS'

First, we must recognize some facts: HMOs defraud their individual members out of $1,000 here, $2,000 there in specific instances. No single member is likely to sue over such small amounts, as aggravated as they may be. But the total value to the HMO forthese 'little' frauds is MILLIONS of dollars. Hospitals, particularly those like the ones I represent, can little afford to sue individually. Litigationis expensive -- not just in legal fees, but in the diversion of hospital administrative resources. On top of this, our state regulators are 'paper tigers,' or understaffed, or simply lack enforcement tools and a proper legislative framework."

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