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Statement on never events
 by George Isham, M.D., medical director, HealthPartners
Minnesota's hospitals, physicians, nurses and HealthPartners have a shared goal: to assure that medical care provided to our patients and members is as safe as possible. To make sure that patients never have to pay for a "never event," HealthPartners announced that it would no longer pay for hospital care associated with these rare but serious medical errors.
We all agree that patients should not pay for medical care made necessary by one of these errors. This is especially important as consumers are asked to bear more of the costs of their care through premiums, deductibles and co-payments.
We applaud hospitals that already waive costs associated with never events and want to work with hospitals, physicians, nurses and others to make sure that this is the case for every patient, every time.
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