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Updated: 6:05 PM Jul 31, 2008
One Health Insurance Company Says You Are Responsible For Botched Surgeries
A major health insurer won't pay for botched surgeries. Posted: 8:01 AM Apr 3, 2008 |
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A major health insurer won't pay for botched surgeries.
Starting next year, Wellpoint will no longer pay for certain medical mistakes, like surgery on the wrong patient or body part, or a mismatched blood transfusion.
The company's 35 million customers won't have to foot the bill either, even if another surgery is needed to correct the problem.
Wellpoint is working its new policy into hospital contracts.
It's hard to track how many major medical mistakes occur every year, and a few states now require hospitals to report them.
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Posted by: J
Location: NC
on Apr 4, 2008 at 02:38 PM
If a hospital makes a mistake that big, then they should be the ones paying for it, not the patient or the insurance company. I mean it is unbelievable that mistakes like that occur to begin with, and boy somebody could get big dollars for mistakes like that.
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Posted by: Mike
Location: Edenton
on Apr 4, 2008 at 05:29 AM
Health insurance companies shouldn't have to pay for botched surgery. Those who made the error should pay, many times over. Lawsuits from malpractice is one thing that made John Edwards rich.
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Posted by: Insurance Specialist
Location: NC
on Apr 3, 2008 at 10:20 PM
You can visit this websote for more information: http://www.wellpoint.com/business/about_family.asp I'm not quite sure the difference, but it is not the NC BCBS or State of NC insurance - Wellpoint covers Empire BCBS and others like Anthem. They do not pay like NC BCBS or State of NC insurance (through BCBS). That was my point.
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