Dec 21 2007
Health insurance screwup
I hope the Sarkisyan family wins their lawsuit and is award millions and millions of dollars. It is time for these $7.00/hour clerks at the insurance companies to stop playing doctor.
Family to Sue Insurer in Transplant Case
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The family of a 17-year-old girl who died hours after her health insurer reversed a decision and said it would pay for a liver transplant plans to sue the company, their attorney said Friday.
Nataline Sarkisyan died Thursday at about 6 p.m. at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center. She had been in a vegetative state for weeks, said her mother, Hilda.
Attorney Mark Geragos said he plans to ask the district attorney to press murder or manslaughter charges against Cigna HealthCare in the case. The insurer “maliciously killed her” because it did not want to bear the expense of her transplant and aftercare, Geragos said.
District Attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons declined to comment on the request for murder or manslaughter charges, saying it would be inappropriate to do so until Geragos submits evidence supporting his request.
I can’t help but wonder why the right wing blogosphere is not displaying the same rage over this case that they displayed over Terri Schiavo.
Update: JollyRoger has the best blog post I have read on this sad situation. Go, read.
Update #2: “Edwards Says He’ll Take On Big Insurance Companies.”
Update #3: CIGNA CEO compensation, 2006. From Forbes.com:
One Response to “Health insurance screwup”
Thanks for highlighting this, and for the link to JollyRoger. A tragedy is always worse when it could have been avoided. –mudge