More than 3,400 claims have been filed against New England Compounding

More than 3,400 claims have been filed against New England Compounding

Tainted drugs settlement fund grows to $210 million

At least 64 people died and hundreds fell ill with fungal meningitis...

Dougherty said health insurance companies have placed liens on many patients, seeking access to their payouts to help cover medical bills the insurers paid. Dougherty said the federal government’s insurance programs, Medicare and Medicaid, have placed such liens…

Among those who will be standing in line are the Blatt family in Parkersburg, W.Va. More than two years after tainted steroids were injected into his spine, sparking fungal meningitis, 35-year-old Dennis Blatt battles excruciating headaches daily, said his wife, Brandy Bibbee-Blatt.
She said the family has been receiving letters from the insurance company that paid for many of her husband’s surgeries and treatments.  “If we get any money, it will be held up in court. Not only are there medical bills to cover, but insurance companies want their money,” she said.

I’ve had more than one steroid injection, so this could have been me.  And $210 million for 3,400 claims is nothing.  It’s a slap in the face to every victim.