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$903k awarded to widow of government official killed by Kaiser

August 31st, 2007 at 9:15 am » Comments (2)

From SignOnSanDiego.com:
$903,000 awarded to councilman’s widow
By Cheryl Clark
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
SAN DIEGO — The late San Diego Councilman Charles Lewis was never told by his longtime Kaiser physician Willie Thigpen that he had a serious liver disease and that drinking alcohol would hasten his death, an arbitration judge has ruled.
The judge, Kevin Midlam, awarded $903,000 to [...]



Fourth season of Brand Baloney on a $45 million Kaiser roll

August 27th, 2007 at 12:19 pm » Comments (8)

[kaiserthrive.org editor's note: Yeah, everyone is 'Thrive'-ing at Kaiser Permanente...unless you need a kidney transplant, or have pneumonia, or cancer, or a past due pregnancy, or a consumer complaint, or need a prescription, or, or, or...
Thrive has been so "successful" that nationally Kaiser membership has remained mostly flat since the campaign began, and the Hawaii [...]



Non-profit in name only

August 17th, 2007 at 6:01 pm » Comments (9)

[kaiserthrive.org editor's note: Our apologies for not posting this sooner, but due to recent personal obligations it has been difficult to update as often as we would like to. Unfortunately I also don't have much time tonight for commentary, although this article and Kaiser's news release certainly scream out for more than a little [...]