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Andrea Joy Campbell: “Great example. I say to the gentleman, ought there not be some understanding that the HMO will cover the costs in the…”

On the recordMay 24, 2000
Great example. I say to the gentleman, ought there not be some understanding that the HMO will cover the costs in the emergency room closest to the accident? Ought this not be a minimum sort of situation, and if a doctor insists on that and says I am sorry, we are not going to put that in your contract, take it or leave it, who cares more for the patient, the doctor who is the trained professional committed to a code of conduct regulated sternly by the State and by her or his own colleagues in caring for the patient, or the HMO. And I am not saying that they are all bad; I am not saying that they are most bad. But I am saying that they are differently motivated.
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Andrea Joy Campbell
Massachusetts

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Discussing the responsibilities of HMOs in emergency medical situations.

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