Guest guest Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 HCA-Columbia is the company who owns the hospital in question. HCA- Columbia is owned by Sen. Frist's family. Sen Frist also owns quite a bit of stock in the company. HCA-Columbia has been cited in several lawsuits as defendants as well. The connect is to the Tort Reform legislation being pushed through Congress. It would cap pay outs by defendants of malpractice. One of those who would benefit from this are the Hospitals named in litigation. The issue regarding Malpractice Insurance has caps on pay out, so it does not cover the full costs of judgements. I hope this answers the questions for you, > I read the article and saw a story that's been in some of the women's magazines over the years. Nothing about Frist or links to him or his family. I thought he was in the health care industry; with a lawsuit I beleive it's the insurance carrier that will ultimately have to pay any damages. What's the connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 > HCA-Columbia is the company who owns the hospital in question. HCA- > Columbia is owned by Sen. Frist's family. Sen Frist also owns quite > a bit of stock in the company. > > HCA-Columbia has been cited in several lawsuits as defendants as well. > > The connect is to the Tort Reform legislation being pushed through > Congress. It would cap pay outs by defendants of malpractice. One > of those who would benefit from this are the Hospitals named in > litigation. > > The issue regarding Malpractice Insurance has caps on pay out, so it > does not cover the full costs of judgements. > > I hope this answers the questions for you, > > > > I read the article and saw a story that's been in some of the > women's magazines over the years. Nothing about Frist or links to him > or his family. I thought he was in the health care industry; with a > lawsuit I beleive it's the insurance carrier that will ultimately > have to pay any damages. What's the connection? Most large businesses like this self-insure. Especially if they are following poor practice and the insurance companies want to charge a lot.... also, if they were not exercising reasonable diligence to prevent claims (that is if the malpractice was wilful, flagrant, and encouraged by HCA policies) the insurance companies don't have to pay. Insurance covers making mistakes, not being wildly out of control. Apparently Dr. Frist has some personal thoughts as to the cause of the claims. Andy . .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 >Oh I cheated and now I'm paying for it! Dh bought some butter pecan cookies and left them on the counter, I gave in to temptation and now I have a killer headache and tummy-ache :-( > >Mrs. Siemens Grab some Pepto Bismol and SWIG! Then have a glass of red wine ... BTW you can make GREAT butter pecan cookies without the gluten, in case of emergencies. Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Too late now! lol Fran In a message dated 1/7/2012 6:25:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, kandcats@... writes: I've had my v-mix for about 2 or 3 months and this morning DH says to me "by the way, I know how much that Vitamix machine was". Apparently he saw the -Sonoma catalog. whoops. Good thing I use it all the time and it's not just sitting on the counter collecting dust!! I think he might have been miffed in that case, as it is, he just wanted to give me a hard time. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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