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Originally Posted by theking
That medical malpractice tort reform has been debated for years and years is a "simple fact". That medical malpractice law suits has forced Doctors to order procedures that they may not have been ordered other than for fear of a medical malpractice law suit is "simple fact" That the prohibitive cost of insurance for doctors to protect themselves against a law suit has driven many doctors to give up their practice their chosen profession is a "simple fact". I am satisfied that you are aware of this.
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Doctors may use that excuse to order more tests but in reality its just a way to run up the bill. My mother was in the hospital for what she thought was pneumonia a few months ago and every 15 minutes someone else was coming into the room running a different test, shit that had nothing to do with why she was there. This went on pretty much all day. There was a lady in the room next to her who was also had pneumonia and I noticed no one had gone in her room all day, then around 2PM the ladies daughter stood in front of her door yelling at the nurses for ignoring her mom. Turned out this lady had no health insurance whereas my mother had medicare and supplemental insurance. They obviously werent worried about a lawsuit from that lady and they were obviously running every test that my mothers insurance would pay for.
Medical malpractice insurance and claims costs represent, at most, only 2 percent of overall health care spending in this country, according to both the Congressional Budget Office and the General Accounting Office.
http://makethemaccountable.com/myth/...eInsurance.htm