Doctors working for health insurers can rule on 10,000 or more requests for care a year. At least a dozen were hired by major insurance companies after being disciplined by state medical boards or making multiple or outsized malpractice payments.
She trusted her first OB-GYN because he spoke Spanish. Now she’s 1 of 94 women suing him for sexual assault.
The Utah Supreme Court this week is hearing arguments in the case, which will determine if what 94 women say they experienced was sexual assault or medical malpractice.
Utah’s secretive medical malpractice panels make it even harder to sue providers
Prelitigation panels are meant to judge the merit of a complaint against a provider ahead of a lawsuit. But some attorneys see them as “nothing more than an obstruction” for victims.
2022 Shkreli Awards call out the worst, most dysfunctional players in healthcare
