Richard, Good system, but this isn't Switzerland, is it? Give me Switzerland's health care system and I'll consider that quite reasonable. But I want Switzerland's health care system FIRST.
On Aug 8, 10:38 am, RICHARD BROWN <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
