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A word of caution.
You're hearing left, right and center about those octuplets. And their six siblings at home.
Be very careful who you listen to for information.
The people who did the work ain't talking. And they won't. The fact the family (and I'm not talking about grandparents who are blabbing in their front yards and claiming huge houses somewhere and all that) haven't come forward to identify themselves should be a hint.
They don't want your help, they know they're pariahs and thank you very much this was their choice. They want it, they'll ask for it. Until then - MYOB.
You don't know - you won't know - until they tell you themselves. That's HIPAA, that's your privacy laws at work, and pay attention to who is being shown in the news reports. They're pretty heavy on pictures of the medical staff, and the hospital. They're the ones who want to talk. (And they are CHUFFED.)
Frankly, the greatest strain on that facility right now is the loss of subscriber base due to people losing their jobs right now (people lose their jobs, they lose coverage - simple). Not one family with eight children, who clearly have paid to play. (And have been paying family rates for some time - come on, think.)
Be aware, informed and don't let anyone rip you off and play you.
You don't know. And that's a perfectly good place to be in this matter.
Be very careful who you listen to for information.
The people who did the work ain't talking. And they won't. The fact the family (and I'm not talking about grandparents who are blabbing in their front yards and claiming huge houses somewhere and all that) haven't come forward to identify themselves should be a hint.
They don't want your help, they know they're pariahs and thank you very much this was their choice. They want it, they'll ask for it. Until then - MYOB.
You don't know - you won't know - until they tell you themselves. That's HIPAA, that's your privacy laws at work, and pay attention to who is being shown in the news reports. They're pretty heavy on pictures of the medical staff, and the hospital. They're the ones who want to talk. (And they are CHUFFED.)
Frankly, the greatest strain on that facility right now is the loss of subscriber base due to people losing their jobs right now (people lose their jobs, they lose coverage - simple). Not one family with eight children, who clearly have paid to play. (And have been paying family rates for some time - come on, think.)
Be aware, informed and don't let anyone rip you off and play you.
You don't know. And that's a perfectly good place to be in this matter.
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Public opinion, another matter. But that doesn't translate into a lawsuit that one could try, right?
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I don't think you do have to bring a suit to get someone's medical license revoked or suspended. And I think you can simply call in a complaint to the licensing board.
As for you knowing whether someone called in such a complaint, how would you know?
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It certainly seems to get known, though - you remember the whole fracas over the embryo storage issues the program over at UCI had, some years ago, right? That was hardly a secret or hard to find out about.
You do have a bring a complaint, though. And since this is a board matter - it would generate some discomfort on the part of the people who'd be called. That's probably the method I would rely on to know one way or the other. Doctors can be VERY pissy on people wasting their time on anything but what they want to be doing.
*snaps fingers* Wait a minute. Licensure is a State function - and pretty much in the open. Any bright penny who follows people home from the hospital probably has someone watching filings right now with the Health Department. So once someone filed a complaint, had it dealt with and summarily lost their license - tada. That's when you'd know. I think.
(I should ask the family who works in this business. I'll get back to you.)