Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to “self-insure” malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals. The chain’s bankruptcy now threatens to leave hundreds of patients whose claims are pending with no recourse.
  • Left Out: The failure of a hospital chain that provided its own malpractice insurance threatens to leave injured patients with no recourse.
  • Absent Oversight: States give little scrutiny to “self-insuring” health care companies. Agency officials say laws allow them to dodge normal safeguards.
  • Physician, Pay for Thyself: Doctors promised malpractice insurance have discovered they have no coverage for defense expenses and claims. One met with a bankruptcy lawyer.
  • chisel@piefed.socialEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Those doctors should move to Texas, where the govenor Greg Abbot, had a tree fall on him, sued, and won $15,000 per month for life, with cost of living adjustments. He’s gotten over $5M from that suit alone. Then he turned around and set a cap on medical malpractice suit payouts to $250k, less than the attorney fees in maybe most cases. No need for Doctors to worry about these lawsuits in Texas! Home of Dr. Death. Get your medical license then maim and kill as much as you want.