HMO Legislation
- Share via
“Bacteria Blamed in Deaths of 4 Babies” (Sept. 16) exemplifies the dangers faced by newborns exposed to a known hotbed of resistant infections, the hospital. It is not a reflection on any single hospital, but simply the result of bacteria-colonizing institutions filled with infected patients.
Yet our newest practitioners, members of the state Legislature, have given mothers the right to expose their babies to these infections for an extra day for absolutely no medical benefit. In fact, the legislators appear to be the only practitioners not held accountable for explaining the risks of their decisions to patients.
It’s nice to know that the Legislature is trying to protect the public from HMOs, but who is going to protect our infants from the Legislature?
MARVIN J. GORDON MD
Laguna Beach
Get the L.A. Times Politics newsletter
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. In your inbox twice per week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
