Among the six deputies the eight-person jury found negligent was former San Diego deputy Richard Fischer, who is currently in jail after pleading guilty in 2019.
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On Friday, a group of three hospitals filed a case in District of Columbia District Court against the Department of Health and Human Services. The suit alleged systemic underpayment of inpatient stays by Medicare according to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS).
According to the complaint, filed by Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Grossmont Hospital, and Sharp Memorial Hospital, the IPPS reimburses hospitals according to a formula that determines reimbursement without regard to the amount the facility actually charges for the service. The formula includes factors such as a preset difficulty level or Diagnosis Related Group, a base line cost factor, adjustments for cost of living in the area where the hospital is located, modifiers for teaching facilities, and other factors, resulting in a payment that can be reasonable for the average patient.
DOWNTOWN (KUSI) – An investigation was continuing today into an apparent human-smuggling operation involving a boat that overturned in coastal waters near Point Loma over the weekend, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others.
A total of 29 people survived the ocean accident, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, which Monday morning suspended its efforts to locate any other victims at sea.
The accident happened about 10 a.m. Sunday, when the 40-foot trawler-style vessel crashed into the shoreline near Cabrillo National Monument and capsized, according to the Border Patrol. All the occupants jumped in the water as the boat slowly disintegrated, a bystander’s video showed.