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Re:UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after soci... by nradov on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @04:19PM (#43018521)
Are you certain about that? I think it would really depend on the severity of symptoms. Cases like Munoz v. Watsonville Community Hospital et al indicate that courts have interpreted the legal requirement to stabilize the patient rather more broadly. Just discharging the patient with painkillers and a referral isn't necessarily sufficient to avoid liability.
Re:UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after soci... by ceejayoz on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @04:28PM (#43018605)
Yes; that case involves a clearly emergent post-surgical complication.

https://casetext.com/case/diaz-v-division-of-soc-servs-1, as an example, involved a case where chemo was warranted for emergency treatment, but not on an ongoing basis. The court found they could treat enough to stabilize, then discharge, even if that guaranteed an emergent return later on.

Re:UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after soci... by theossuary on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @10:47PM (#43021656)
I always find it kinda funny in a morbid way when somebody finds out for the first time that the US healthcare system lets people die all the time because they have the wrong insurance or not enough money. Hell they let people die all the time who have the correct insurance and enough money, health insurers just deny and delay long enough to save some money.

There's a good reason Luigi killed the CEO of United Healthcare.