What happens when it is cheaper to settle than to contest??? Doctor does not screw up, insurance company settles because it is cheaper...
On Aug 8, 10:11 pm, RICHARD BROWN <[email protected]> wrote: > For the doctors and hospitals. When you suffer $50,000 damages > because of a screw up and you sue and win $15 million, your attorney > gets $5 million and you get the rest. Jackpot! But the doctor or the > hospital don't cough up the money, their liability insurance company > does and their high rates are passed on to all doctors and all > hospitals which means the $15 million comes from all the patients. > For they are the ones who ultimately pay. And they wonder why health > care costs so damn much...Jackpot! Jackpot! In Switzerland you don't > get $3 million for pouring hot coffee in your lap, that is just > stupid. I was living there when that happened in the U.S. and it was > a real joke to them that we could be so stupid as to let that happen. > > On Aug 8, 11:30 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Richard, > > > "minimum liability" for whom? > > > On Aug 8, 1:06 pm, RICHARD BROWN <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It is quite easy to have their health care system. Just get > > > government out of the health care business, including all of their > > > rules and regulations. Close down Medicare. Give people choice. > > > Require everyone to have a health care insurance policy and subsidize > > > it for the poor. Minimum government involvement, minimum liability > > > and maximum choice is all it takes. > > > > On Aug 8, 8:49 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 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??? 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