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I'd like to see the doctor be at least at risk of losing his license. It's a serious profession and should be held to standards.


If you reach out to the medical licensing board and communicated that situation it's not implausible that there would be consequences.

Here is what it is for California:

https://www.mbc.ca.gov/Consumers/File-a-Complaint/complaint-...

https://www.mbc.ca.gov/FAQs/?cat=Complaint&topic=Complaint:%...

  What kinds of complaints warrant a formal investigation?

   In general, any complaint that would warrant disciplinary action if 
   substantiated (e.g., sexual misconduct, gross negligence and/or 
   incompetence, etc.) is referred for investigation. Other kinds of 
   complaints may also require a formal investigation. These include physician 
   impairment, unprofessional conduct and unlicensed practice issues.


I'd like to see the doctor's license suspended and all exec pay to be held until investigation of malpractice is complete.


I thought similarly when reading the part of the article where the legal team said that Cigna's policy wasn't illegal. Maybe it isn't against any laws for the company to do it, but isn't it unethical for doctors to do it? If the law requires that licensed doctors be the ones to review the claims, maybe the most effective way to change this practice is for medical boards to start sanctioning doctors who do this.




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