Something to think about.

[JJIII]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Oops, sorry. It's just that sometimes people actually use such data to try to make an argument. The engineer in me screams BS when I see such stuff.

No harm, no foul.

That's good enough for me!

[d-ray657]

JJ, I thought your post provided excellent information showing how misguided it is to try to save healthcare costs by limiting the ability to sue negligent doctors - the so-called "tort reform."

Regards,

D-Ray

[JJIII]

Don, I'm a little dense this afternoon. You're going to have to 'splain that one to me.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

JJ, I thought your post provided excellent information showing how misguided it is to try to save healthcare costs by limiting the ability to sue negligent doctors - the so-called "tort reform."

Regards,

D-Ray

This also exposes the irony in the claim that; "If you have single-payer and you are harmed by an incompetent doctor, you can't sue the government."

Ironic? Yes, because the people who spout this are the same people who support "tort reform"...........limiting our ability to sue. I, for one think this is no accident. They don't give a flying crap about us anyways. It's the insurance company they want to protect. Not the patient. It's not a matter of "if" you can sue, but rather "who" you can sue.

Dave

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

This also exposes the irony in the claim that; "If you have single-payer and you are harmed by an incompetent doctor, you can't sue the government."

Ironic? Yes, because the people who spout this are the same people who support "tort reform"...........limiting our ability to sue. I, for one think this is no accident. They don't give a flying crap about us anyways. It's the insurance company they want to protect. Not the patient. It's not a matter of "if" you can sue, but rather "who" you can sue.

Dave

Are Americans really that politically naive? Single Ppayer means that the government is the insurance company. Period, full stop. Hell even some doctors back there are stupid as well. A bunch of doctors in Alberta asked the government to buy them an MRI machine. Government response was "Does Kaiser Permanente buy doctors MRI machines? We are the insurance company, if you think you can make an MRI machine pay then go buy one."

[JJIII]

[QUOTE=d-ray657;58593 the so-called "tort reform."

Regards,

D-Ray[/QUOTE]

I guess I should explain, the only "tort reform" I care about is "loser pays" . I would put no limits on awards one way or the other.

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by JJIII

So, statistically, doctors are approximately
9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

Indeed they are!

It is wise to avoid them and find alternate ways if possible!