HMO glitch gives retirees free prescriptions

[Rose Siding]

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- A health maintenance organization is still trying to calculate its losses after a computer programming glitch told pharmacists to give thousands of Minnesota retirees free generic prescriptions.

Retirees accepted the freebie for several days before a retired school librarian pointed out the error.
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Medica said Simmons and others who have already mistakenly received the free drugs may keep their windfall.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/07/18/prescriptions.ap/index.html

Curses!*twirling mustache ends*

[trumad]

1. I betcha a millon bucks they go after the retirees for the cash...

Hey retiree, ya know those freebies you got, well you now owe us 1500 bucks...If you don't pay we'll cut you off....

Styay tuned on this one...

[demgrrrll]

6. You'd win that bet. I'd bet those computers are cranking out the bills

right now.

[truthisfreedom]

2. god, i really feel bad for them. however will the HMOs make up that awful

loss? their excutives will just have to go without caviar for a few minutes!

[thecrow]

3. Damn librarian!!!

They getcha every time

[flordehinojos]

4. Now, Don't God have a funny way of taking care of HIS people?

This reported glitch is almost like someone is having fun at Shrub's expense.
:D

[Pastiche423]

5. Isn't it wonderful

amid all of the negative and sad stories, a mistake is made that actually helps those in need?

[0rganism]

7. HMO glitch == how health care would look in a single-payer system

And given enough propaganda, the American people will vote against their own interests, again and again and again and again.