HealthPartners

Health insurance and care provider issues statement on 'never events' coverage

Published in Managed Care Business Week, November 9th, 2004

"Minnesota's hospitals, physicians, nurses and HealthPartners have a shared goal: to assure that medical care provided to our patients and members is as safe as possible," wrote George Isham, MD, medical director, HealthPartners.

"To make sure that patients never have to pay for a 'never event,' HealthPartners announced that it would no longer pay for hospital care associated with these rare but serious medical errors.

"We all agree that patients should not pay for medical care made necessary by one of these errors. This is especially important as consumers are asked to bear more of the costs of their care through premiums, deductibles and co-...

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Source: Managed Care Business Week (2004-11-09)

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