From the L.A. Times:
Two Kaiser Permanente patients filed suit Monday against the giant HMO following the suspension of its Northern California kidney transplant program.
The suit was filed by Irvine lawyer Lawrence Eisenberg on behalf of patients Lurena Fiore and Debra Adams, but it is seeking class-action status. It claims negligence, fraud and misrepresentation, and conspiracy.
A Kaiser spokesman said he had not seen the lawsuit and could not comment on it. At least one other similar suit was filed against the HMO last month.
Kaiser Thrive Exposed would like to personally thank Dr. Geoff Galbraith - Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute board member; and Vice President, Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, Quality Improvement Management - for inspiring us to create this website. Did we make it into the top 5?
Hopefully this is the beginning of serious patient solidarity, and Kaiser will finally start to feel obliged to respond to patient complaints and proactively address patient needs. Kaiser members have spent way too long just handing over their paychecks to the Kaiser fatcats.
Amen!
Kaiser has not punished the mastermind behind the scandal. Dr. Sharon “the murderer” Inokuchi needs to be fired from Kaiser. She has deceived my father and thousands of other transplant candidates. Email her to express your outrage!!! Kaiser email address is usually the person’s name (i.e. Jane.Doe@kp.org ). May God have pity on her!!!!!!