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On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:39:30 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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That money you get is coming from everyone else, not the doctor.
If you want to be insured against mistakes, make that a separate
policy others can opt out of, not part of "medical insurance". They
we all won't be paying for a few bad doctors.


What if it's not criminal? What if it's criminal, but can't be prosecuted
for various techincal reasons? $250K is nothing. OIC... buy more
unaffordable insurance is the answer! NOT


You are going to pay one way or the other as long as mal-practice is
just another insurance item.
There is no incentive to stop bad doctors, they just let them continue
screwing up and passing the cost on to the public.
People like you who think a quarter of a million is not just
compensation are just increasing the size of the problem.

The reality is there is no way to compensate someone for mal-practice.
Lawyers invented this cash payout model, just because they get a third
to half of the money.
Sweet deal. Don't stop bad doctors, cash in on them.


Sorry, but tort reform and caps on compensation for loss are small items in
the scheme of healthcare reform. How about no pre-existing conditions? How
about removing the anti-trust exemptions? How about ensuring competition in
the ins. field? Those are the big items.

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Nom=de=Plume