"thunder" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 07:09:46 +0000, Calif Bill wrote:


Look at Kerry's running mate as one of the reasons for soaring medical
costs. Someone has to pay the multi-million dollar costs of litigation.

Lawyers make easy targets, but they are a very small part of medical
costs. The Congressional Budget Office states that malpractice costs
account for less than 2% of health care spending.

http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/200...3/prsa0223.htm

That $24 billion comes right out of insurance company pockets. And the
trend is a rise in frequency and severity in the malpractice law suits and
awards. The insurance companies in turn raise their rates to the physicians
who in turn raise their rates.

The lawsuits certainly do have an impact on everyone.