Journal article
Intensive Care
American Bankruptcy Institute journal, Vol.31(2)
01 Mar 2012
Abstract
A box is checked on the Voluntary Petition -- Form B -- of the initial filing documents, which demands a decision by the court: Appoint a Patient Care Ombudsman (PCO) or state that facts make that appointment not necessary. Those drafting the Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 created the PCO as a response to what went wrong in their local health care provider's bankruptcy. With a lack of understanding of health care operations and no clear legislative standards, the PCO decision is shaped by competing fears. Those in favor of appointing the PCO fear that a patient will be turned away, kicked out of a care facility or suffer unspeakable harm, which will lead to the court and/or the US Trustee's inaction to be front-page news. Those who are against appointment argue that the administrative pie is not big enough to feed the PCOs and their consultants.
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Details
- Title
- Intensive Care
- Creators
- Jerry SeeligDavid Hoffman
- Publication Details
- American Bankruptcy Institute journal, Vol.31(2)
- Publisher
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Identifiers
- 991021862263904721