Absurdity of US healthcare system
Among the myriad of regulations plaguing US healthcare such as licensure, certification, maintenance of certification, hospital privileges, insurance industry, HMO's, EHR who cares about the patient? This article shines light on what has already been widely suspected - that even your health insurer who has the fiduciary duty to protect the interests of its beneficiaries cares the least about them. This opinion of the US court of appeals 6th circuit reveals how BCBS of Michigan sold the interests of its beneficiary members off to the hospitals. Interestingly, the attorneys of the class action colluded with the BCBS again to fleece the members of the class litigants of their settlement. Who cares about the patient??