Saturday, December 22, 2007

blame big money

OS ANGELES - The family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient blamed Cigna Corp. on Friday for her death, saying the health insurance giant's initial refusal to pay for a liver transplant contributed to her deat

"They took my daughter away from me," said Nataline Sarkisyan's father, Krikor, with tears in his eyes at a news conference at his lawyer's office.

The Philadelphia-based insurer had initially refused to pay for the procedure, saying it was experimental. The company reversed the decision Thursday as about 150 nurses and community members rallied outside of its office in Glendale in suburban Los Angeles. Nataline died just hours later.

The insurer "maliciously killed" Nataline because it did not want to bear the expense of her transplant and aftercare, said family attorney Mark Geragos. He did not say when or in what court he would file the civil lawsuit.



their is no way that doctor's or the insurance company can be blamed for the unfortunate death of this young girl. many times God is usually blamed, and anger sets in against God. But you are not going to force the hand of God and get a big pay out. this sets out a dangerous precedent to sue an insurance company in the inevitable death of every human being living. there are so many issues wrong with our medicine the way it is practiced in just a scientific method and using drugs, and technology to heal. medicine is for profit and has the same results as early medicine that did not have the technology. and the final result for all of us is death as the end result. medicine is a science- and the risk associated with it can be kept low- but not zero. insurance is not the evil villain , we have to all look at the meaning of life , and accept life as it is- and live better Godly centered lives.

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