Mingau’s health plan was canceled and reinstated by SBT after possible employee error; understand the case
This week, news came to light that SBT had canceled the bassist’s health plan Porridgefrom the band Outraged the Penalty and member of the program The night with Danilo Gentili. The musician was shot in the head in September 2023, underwent an extended period of hospitalization and continues to recover today. For this reason, the abrupt interruption of treatment sparked a lot of indignation among the bassist’s fans.
According to the editorialist Flavio Riccofrom the portal Leo Diasthe cancellation was attributed to a “barber” by an employee of the broadcaster. SBT immediately reinstated the musician’s plan as soon as it learned of the collaborator’s grave mistake.
Can Porridge sue SBT?
To understand the legal framework of the situation, we spoke to Johnnys Guimarães, a lawyer specializing in healthcare law. According to him, no company can cancel the health plan of a patient who is under continuous treatment.
“The health plan cannot under any circumstances cancel the treatment. A health plan canceled while a treatment is in progress is extremely harmful to the consumer who may be unable to continue such an important medical treatment. In this situation, the health plan cannot be canceled unilaterally”, explained.
Now, Porridge You can only report SBT if it turns out that your treatment has been interrupted and that you have suffered damage as a result of the cancellation. However, if the issuer reinstates coverage before the treatment is terminated, the musician will not legally be able to benefit from it.
“If an error was found and was resolved in time so that the bearer did not suffer any type of loss, he could not penalize SBT. Now, if there was any type of loss or if the health plan was canceled, in addition to being able to take legal action , may also request compensation for moral and material damages suffered during the period in which the health plan was not active”, Guimarães explained.
Source: Terra

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