Comments on: Waxman Refuses Vote to Revoke Immunity for Insurance Companies in Health Care Bill http://smargus.com/2009/08/waxman-refuses-vote-to-revoke-immunity-for-insurance-companies-in-health-care-bill/ Investigating the Underbelly of Politics and Government Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:00:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Richard Johnston http://smargus.com/2009/08/waxman-refuses-vote-to-revoke-immunity-for-insurance-companies-in-health-care-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-6079 Richard Johnston Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:27:33 +0000 http://smargus.com/?p=1779#comment-6079 Russell -- I understand your perspective but I do not think everyone will sue them to hell.  If they know they might be sued then they'll be more likely to behave themselves.  And the immunity they have now is not just from liability for simple errors or negligence; they are also immune from liability for bad faith and even outright fraud.  No industry should need immunity from fraud liability to be able to conduct its business.  If you are interested please see my ERISA-reofrm blog; <a href=http://problemiserisa.blogspot.com/2009/09/rising-judicial-chorus-judge-young.html ">this entry</a> in particular might give some insight into the nature of the problem: Russell — I understand your perspective but I do not think everyone will sue them to hell.  If they know they might be sued then they’ll be more likely to behave themselves.  And the immunity they have now is not just from liability for simple errors or negligence; they are also immune from liability for bad faith and even outright fraud.  No industry should need immunity from fraud liability to be able to conduct its business.  If you are interested please see my ERISA-reofrm blog; <a href=http://problemiserisa.blogspot.com/2009/09/rising-judicial-chorus-judge-young.html
“>this entry</a> in particular might give some insight into the nature of the problem:

]]> By: Ed Boyle http://smargus.com/2009/08/waxman-refuses-vote-to-revoke-immunity-for-insurance-companies-in-health-care-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-5945 Ed Boyle Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:06:19 +0000 http://smargus.com/?p=1779#comment-5945 My daughter was made paraplegic by our insurer as if her spinal cord was severed with a knife. They refused to allow her to return to the one physician out of many who had treated her successfully. They were protected from litigation by ERISA. We had to go to a local doctor who refused to even speak with the first one. My daughter was made paraplegic by our insurer as if her spinal cord was severed with a knife. They refused to allow her to return to the one physician out of many who had treated her successfully.

They were protected from litigation by ERISA. We had to go to a local doctor who refused to even speak with the first one.

]]> By: U.S. Government Doctor Botches Surgery, Mutilates Patient | The Smoking Argus/ http://smargus.com/2009/08/waxman-refuses-vote-to-revoke-immunity-for-insurance-companies-in-health-care-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-5386 U.S. Government Doctor Botches Surgery, Mutilates Patient | The Smoking Argus/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:08:56 +0000 http://smargus.com/?p=1779#comment-5386 [...] the abhorrent past and continuing track record of the Veterans Administration coupled with the tort immunity currently buried in H.R. 3200 for insurance companies are legitimate issues of concern. The aforementioned, seriously call into [...] [...] the abhorrent past and continuing track record of the Veterans Administration coupled with the tort immunity currently buried in H.R. 3200 for insurance companies are legitimate issues of concern. The aforementioned, seriously call into [...]

]]> By: Allison Bricker http://smargus.com/2009/08/waxman-refuses-vote-to-revoke-immunity-for-insurance-companies-in-health-care-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4756 Allison Bricker Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:54:27 +0000 http://smargus.com/?p=1779#comment-4756 No individual or industry deserves to be immune from the law for acts of negligence. No individual or industry deserves to be immune from the law for acts of negligence.

]]> By: Russell http://smargus.com/2009/08/waxman-refuses-vote-to-revoke-immunity-for-insurance-companies-in-health-care-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4755 Russell Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:50:50 +0000 http://smargus.com/?p=1779#comment-4755 I'm not quite sure how to feel about this, but I do know one thing; if we do not give immunity to insurance companies then everyone will sue them to hell. They will have to spend more money on lawyers and settlements than they will on insuring patients. I’m not quite sure how to feel about this, but I do know one thing; if we do not give immunity to insurance companies then everyone will sue them to hell. They will have to spend more money on lawyers and settlements than they will on insuring patients.

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