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In the discussion thread: Ala. hospital must pay $140M in ex-patient's death [View all]

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 09:45 AM

6. that's not insane

your life might not be worth that, but clearly others think differently about this woman.

$140m is the punishment to the hospital whose choice to outsource a job across the globe as a cost cutting measure caused the unforeseen death in a woman who should not have died as a result of seeking care through their facility. If they can afford to pay an company in India to get scripts wrong, they can afford this judgment.

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23 replies	Author	Time	Post
Ala. hospital must pay $140M in ex-patient's death [View all]	jsr	Dec 2012	OP
How dare that hospital appeal?	lbrtbell	Dec 2012	#1
Guess that transcription by Indian workers was not as cheap as expected.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#2
Pretty much a nutshell of why healthcare costs are stupid high	Dreamer Tatum	Dec 2012	#3
Not so much.	phylny	Dec 2012	#4
No, it's a bill for malpractice insurance	Dreamer Tatum	Dec 2012	#16
Deal with it?	phylny	Dec 2012	#23
that's not insane	SemperEadem	Dec 2012	#6
So, yours is worth less than that.	Occulus	Dec 2012	#9
$1 is as goofy as $140M.	marble falls	Dec 2012	#11
Mine is absolutely worth less than $140M.	Dreamer Tatum	Dec 2012	#17
You're absolutely and completely wrong.	The Stranger	Dec 2012	#12
Oh brother.	Dreamer Tatum	Dec 2012	#18
"Logical fallacies?" Just try Google.	The Stranger	Dec 2012	#22
Buying a few judges will be cheaper than 140 million. It's clear the hospital	valerief	Dec 2012	#5
It's probably the decision of the attorney for the insurance company unless the	juajen	Dec 2012	#8
It seems her Rx was 8 units of Levemir and the hospital injected 80	struggle4progress	Dec 2012	#7
$1.4 million is rediculous.	marble falls	Dec 2012	#10
The policy behind punitive damages is to create an economic disincentive to an organization that is	The Stranger	Dec 2012	#13
That's the concept as faulty as it is. Ford building exploding Pintos because it was cheaper to ....	marble falls	Dec 2012	#19
All the more reason this person shouldn't have died from something so (apparently) routine.	The Stranger	Dec 2012	#21
When dealing with human beings, terrible mistakes do happen.	zellie	Dec 2012	#14
The Mr has diabetes	arikara	Dec 2012	#15
My thoughts exactly.	du_grad	Dec 2012	#20

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