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From the July 7, 2008 edition

Health Care

Blue Cross won’t cover costs tied to hospital errors

By Marion Davis
Contributing Writer

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has issued a “statement of principle” saying it will not pay health care providers – specifically, hospitals – for costs associated with 28 “serious reportable events” such as wrong-site surgery, severe bedsores, or patient death or disability resulting from a fall or from the use of contaminated drugs or devices. More »

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