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From: ehopper@ehpcb.wlk.com (Ed Hopper)
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Subject: Re: Don't Pay for Slamming
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Date: 19 Dec 90 04:18:09 GMT
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I promise, this is my last post on this!

well.sf.ca.us!well!mingo (Charles Hawkins Mingo) writes:

> services received.  Somewhat closer to our case, if you had arranged
> to have your gall-bladder removed by Surgeon X, and (owing to hospital
> oversight) it was removed by Surgeon Y, you would still have to pay Y
> for her services.  Paying Surgeon X for an operation performed by Y
> would only shift the unjust enrichment, without paying the person who
> did the work. 

I would only point out one thing, if there had been a continuing
pattern of "Doctor slamming" at that hospital, and the same doctor
continued to receive the benefits of these little accidents, you might
view the situation differently.  There has been a pattern of fraud in
relation to slamming and *THAT* is a highly relevant factor in my
position.

Also, remember that I pointed out that one should demand an adjustment
from the slamming carrier as compensation for being slammed.  I think
they DO owe you something for your trouble.  In my case, it was poorer
quality (even with those MAGIC fibers!) and the inability to reach
Disneyland East (Basking Ridge) on the phone.

True, there is a potential for abuse, but that's the risk that
carriers run when they don't get written documentation.

Ed Hopper

 BBS: 713-997-7575  ehopper@attmail.com  ehopper@ehpcb.wlk.com