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Tort Reform Discussed By A Fool Makes Even Less Sense
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Sometimes two stock answers provided by Tort Reformers USA just won't hang together. Giving them makes you look, well, dishonest, disingenuous or stupid.
The Denver Post carries this tale of a glib tongue that mocks its owner.
"Take a hike!" That's Republican candidate Bob Beauprez's response to Colorado's health-care crisis. Check it out - it's right there on his website, beauprezforgovernor.com.Last month, a reporter asked Beauprez about the factors causing massive increases in the cost of health care. Remarkably, he answered, "Medical malpractice costs." According to the candidate, 80 percent of doctors admit to practicing "defensive medicine" due to malpractice costs. This despite the fact that, according to Beauprez's website, Colorado's medical malpractice laws are among the most effective in the nation at "thwarting frivolous lawsuits and defensive medicine."
Do Colorado's effective medical malpractice laws effectively thwart defensive medicine? Or do 80 percent of doctors practice "defensive medicine"? Mr. Beauprez, which way is it?
I suppose Candidate Beauprez would say, It all depends on the meaning of the word thwart.
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tort reform for medical malpractice?there is absolutely no need for such.what is needed is to stop the practice of credentialing people without the proper level of intellectual and academic capacity as medical professionals as social engineering projects ie Goals 2000 project.if a medical student needs the second two years of medical school (clinical studies)in order to raise a grade point average to "C" due to poor performance in the first two (academic studies)this person should NOT receive a medical degree. A "C" average may be sufficient for some professions, but not for any medical profession and absolutely not to receice an M.D.this simple correction in practices with show a huge drop in medical malpractice cases over time as the credentialed professionals are phased out through attrition.
you also might consider that other forms of suits such as product liability and such would decrease if corporations were more interested in what their products will do once diseminated,rather than if they will make more off of the sales than they project they will pay in awards, so if you remove these awards or limit them it will be easier for these companies to figure this into their products and have even less consideration of the harm they do as even if the number of suits goes up they will still be able to maintain profitability, so look at who wants this reform and their hidden agendas
never answer an unanswered question with an unquestioned
Posted by: TAPayne at October 18, 2006 04:02 PM