health care needs tort reform first
No significant health care reform can take place without bringing the trial lawyers to that table and enacting real tort reform. As a physician ...more »
No significant health care reform can take place without bringing the trial lawyers to that table and enacting real tort reform. As a physician in rural NY, I see thousands of dollars spent every day in pursuit of "defensive medicine." So much could be saved if doctors were allowed to practice medicine as they were trained in medical school, and not in fear of losing their livelihood with each narcotic prescription they write or mammogram they read. Think about countries where the malpractice risk is less; this is a big reason why their health care costs are less.
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