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To: chalu2 who wrote (37643)	9/17/2000 6:20:46 PM
From: ColtonGang	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Patients bill of rights is necessary to keep HMO's from causing catastrophic results to innocent patients. Everyone deserves the best medical care, regardless of who they are.

To: chalu2 who wrote (37643)	9/17/2000 6:37:53 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

<<The patient sued, but her damages were capped at $150,000 due to her state's tort reform laws. Fair?>> No. Tort reform must apply to more what the lawyers get than damaged people. One person that used to be on SI had an aneurism surgery where his bowel was perforated. Complications set in and he was in a coma for 6 months. When he got out of the hospital he asked for his records and got them a page at a time. He finally got the full document 6 months later and went to a lawyer. Tennessee has a one year filing window. He was sued for his care for the mistake and lost everything. In this case he needed a bigger window. Capped, time? I don't know the answers but the candidates seem to. Bet they don't. My neighbor died from treatment of stomach cancer. He didn't have stomach cancer but the treatment killed him all the same. He left a rich widow who insisted on an autopsy even though the doctors told her none was needed.