The Quote: "Money never helped a dead man."
Who Said It: Bernard Burks, a kidney dialysis patient from Sacramento, Calif.
In Context: Burks is suing his health insurer, Kaiser Permanente, for bungling his treatment—a charge Kaiser denies, allegedly caused, in part, by problems managing patients' medical records stored on its computer system. Burks, in his mid-50s, hopes to live long enough to see his lawsuit through. He says he'd like to buy a motor home and travel. "Money never helped a dead man."
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