HMOs and punitive awards

Daryl DeBell said. "Perhaps someone can tell me why HMOs are not prosecuted for practicing medicine when they negate a medical doctor's decision and order, obviously to save money". Randy Black comments: "I have belonged to an HMO for more than a decade. I have never had a bad experience. Contrary of what I read in the media, my various physicians, and those of my wife, did anything and everything for our needs. When I needed surgery to repair an injury, there was no talk of cutting corners, no pun intended, and during my operation, when it was evident to the physician that I would benefit from a more extensive, and far more expensive procedure, he was free to change plans and go that route, which he did".