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So.. if a MD has made a determination upon reviewing medical records submitted, that makes them a "patient", no? So if they made a bad determination, I see no
by crankylinuxuser 8y ago
So.. if a MD has made a determination upon reviewing medical records submitted, that makes them a "patient", no?
So if they made a bad determination, I see no reason why the doctors can't be sued directly. Surely Social Security knows who reviewed it, so the records can be produced by FOIA.
Sure, these docs made .5M$ . But when these things are brought to light, have a way to make them much more painful and costly. Fraud by "rich people" usually isn't looked highly upon at jury trials.
- dandare 8y agoThe MD cause more damage than he can possibly pay for if found guilty. The state was the beneficiary of this fraud.
- crankylinuxuser 8y agoPotentially true. However that's what medical malpractice insurance is usually for. And if they're found to be doing fraud according to a court, lets just say they are in for a very unpleasant time.
- longerthoughts 8y agoEven if the doctors could be sued directly is that necessarily better than going after the flawed system with the additional hope that the individual is dismissed?
- onetimemanytime 8y agoNope, you sue the state or SS and get your money....eventually. Sucks but
- wonderwonder 8y agoUnfortunately that will likely happen right after you are allowed to sue individual police officers for assaulting innocent people and illegal arrests.
- MaupitiBlue 8y agoNo. There is no doctor patient relationship created in this situation.