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On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:33:35 -0700, jps wrote:

These are bandaids for a seriously broken system. Tort reform could
help the situation but it's going to require it's own process.

Tort reform is a red herring. There are enough states that have passed
tort reform to get a good idea whether it will work or not. Medical
malpractice costs are too small a percentage, roughly 1-1 1/2%, to affect
health care costs dramatically. There have also been many studies that
note the tort reform savings do not "trickle down" to the consumer.

Maryland is losing doctors due to the high cost of malpractice insurance
and the lack of reasonability on judgements against doctors. The biggest
lose is in the OB/GYN area.

The fact that your baby is not perfect isn't the doctors fault, it is
yours. Do a better job picking your parents and your spouse.