Medical Malpractice And Health Care Reform, A Follow Up
I recently authored a rather heated blog about the cost of malpractice suits and their contribution to the state of our current health care system. My heated blog was responded to by a couple of heated, (or passionate – whichever you …
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President Barack Obama’s Speech On Health Care Reform: Bookerista Roundup
Tonight U. S. President Barack Obama gave a speech before a joint session of Congress. Of course, it …
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Health Care Reform: Malpractice Lawyers Won’t Stand For Single
There will not be a single-payer health care system. In all of the current single-payer systems, there is little or no medical malpractice. Essentially, you would be suing the government. The trial lawyers would not accept this concept, …
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White House Vows Action On
White House officials and aides to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday vowed rapid follow up to President Obama’s call for medical malpractice reform as part of his push for passage of a health care reform bill. Sebelius hopes to announce within a month the location …
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We Need Tort Reform, Too
However, when considering health care reform, it’s worth considering the medical malpractice mess as well….
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The Rise Of Trial Lawyer Tv Ads
This new evidence of growth in plaintiffs’ lawyer medical malpractice lawsuits comes amid an increased focus on medical liability reform — or lack thereof — in the larger health care reform debate. It is yet another piece of evidence …
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What We Want
… This is the health care reform Americans want: Tort Reform: either put a cap on medical malpractice jury verdicts, or make the loser pay court costs and attorney’s fees to stop frivolous law suits, or have these cases decided by Administrative Judges who specialize in this complex area of the law. Have [...]
Health Care Reform &Ndash; Crunch Time September 6, 2009
Claims of malpractice would still be adjudicated in court but attorney’s fees could be capped and awards would be based on actual damages….
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Obama’s Health Care Reform Speech
This will reduce waste due to ER visits, and reduce financial hardships for those who have sudden medical needs but didn’t have insurance. … Obama also proposes experimenting (hooray!) in several areas to see if malpractice reform would be helpful….
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Bradley’s Editorial Changes Health Care Reform Debate
When Democratic stalwarts like Bill Bradley start advocating for medical malpractice reform, rest assured that change is coming. … Trial attorneys must decide whether they want to oppose all change, or whether they want to have a voice in shaping the change which will occur…. Though designating specially [...]