Oh dear. I am almost loathe to link to this story because I hope it is unfounded or incomplete.
The story is circulating that private doctors who tried to pitch in to help in the Katrina aftermath were run off from helping some patients because there had not been time to "credential" them as government doctors, and therefore they would not be covered by the government's medical liability insurance.
No major U.S. media source seems to have picked this up yet.
I thought there were "Good Samaritan" laws, but apparently they are stae-by-state, not federal?
This story makes me upset, and I'm going to keep hoping it will be debunked, as much as that makes me someone living in denail. Let me have it for now!
Hat tip: Kevin MD
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