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tazzygirl -> RE: Judge rejects key part of Obama healthcare law (12/14/2010 9:45:42 AM)
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I, again, ask you, what makes you think insurance conmpanies will pass along those savings to Drs? Do you honestly see them giving up such a cash cow?
Second, its only, roughly, 2 percent of patients that actually sue.
Many states have already capped punative damages.
My feeling is if they are capped, it becomes a numbers game. "If I fuck this up, can I afford it?"
When the AMA starts policing its own like the rest of the medical community, then we can talk.
Expenditures in the United States on health care surpassed $2.3 trillion in 2008, more than three times the $714 billion spent in 1990, and over eight times the $253 billion spent in 1980.
2.3 Trillion. And even the GOP states they can save less than 50 billion dollars over 10 years with tort reform. I am in no way saying it doesnt need to be addressed. But seeing that as a magic bullet in an attempt to fix health care is just another talking head bullshit comment.
The arrogance of some Drs has become astonishing. More than one has ripped up my nursing notes demanding I re-write them to make the Dr appear in a better light. A felony action. We arent speaking of money, or possessions. We are addressing lives saved and lost. While i hate the frivilous lawsuits, not all are. Keeping Drs accountable is the only way the public has to ensure their care will be an adequate one.
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