HealthNet insurer ties employee bonuses to dropping sick patients

[firecat]

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-insure9nov09,0,755599,print.story One of the state's largest health insurers set goals and paid bonuses based in part on how many individual policyholders were dropped and how much money was saved

Comments

[sistercoyote]

I am so damn sick of our health "care" "system."

Normally I'm not fond of scare quotes, but damn.

[aquaeri]

The sad thing is this doesn't really surprise me. It's quite the logical development.

[punkmom]

Wow I'm so not surprised.

[basketcaselady]

That should be illegal if it's not already. And if it's illegal then punishment should be enforced!

[deakat]

That's outrageous. I have no other words for it.