It Switzerland you can sue for actual damages and reasonable attorney fees, much like in worker's compensation. Even though they are a very expensive country ($25 defacto minimum wage) they have about the finest health care in the world at 40% less than the U.S. and everyone has an insurance policy. Tort reform is very much needed. In my business, private investigations, I was required to have $1 million liability insurance policy. The cost, even though we were not armed like security guards and did not have contact with the public, was nearly $1,000 per month.per employee. Before all the suits it cost me $700 per year for the entire company. I knew a lot of doctors who complained about the same thing, as did the insurance companies. Liability medical insurance has skyrocketed. When it happened in CA, governor Jerry Brown (D) passed tort reform to limit damages to $250,000. In Florida an OB/GYN can spend $200,000 per year for malpractice insurance. If they deliver 50 babies that cost is passed on at $4,000 per newborn. Not an insignificant cost, wouldn't you say?
On Aug 8, 6:59 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > Richard, > > There are doubtlessly many, many areas within healthcare where savings > can be achieved. One factor in huge medical malpractice insurance > premiums is greedy insurance companies. How come no one wishes to > address that? > It's a "frivilous" lawsuit when a judge or a jury SAYS it is, not > before. > > On Aug 7, 7:30 pm, RichardForbes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hollywood - > > > One of the places where there can be real cost savings wrung from the > > system is regarding the malpractice area. At present, huge > > malpractice insurance policies are funded through the costs of > > procedures. In addition, the risk management often results in > > procedures that do little but innoculate the doctors. Tort reform is > > not designed to excuse incompetent doctors, but rather to end > > frivilous lawsuits. I am certain that you under estimate how much > > this adds to healthcare costs. It would shock you. > > > On Aug 7, 5:13 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > jgg, > > > > I seriously doubt that Health Care reform will eliminate stupidity and > > > incompetence within the health care field. > > > > On Aug 7, 3:42 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I will listen because I can't... How can I take Obama and the > > > > Democrats serious about the seriousness concerning Health Care reform > > > > without Tort Reform??? Or perhaps will I be reported to the WH > > > > snitch line for actually expecting a debate on issues surrounding > > > > Health Care???- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
