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Health care Reform Must Put Patients First Because Medical Errors Happen All Too Often
Mike Bryant | November 16, 2009 10:13 PMWashington, DC
Bravo, for Dr Klien and his standing up for the consumer. Thanks for pointing this information out.
Doctors Speak Out on Malpractice
Mike Bryant | November 16, 2009 10:11 PMWashington, DC
Loser pays only comes into play (IF) the mandatory arbitration opinion is rejected, by either side- because the award was not high enough on the plaintiff side, or too high from the doctors view. Tak...
Loser Pays Tort Reform Would Bar All Medical Negligence Cases
Jim O'Hare med mal claims guy | November 05, 2009 12:07 PMWashington, DC
Don't like loser pays either and never felt that caps were ideal, although I supported them in Ohio where they worked. Your estimate of the cost of medical malpractice litigation ignores the cost of...
Loser Pays Tort Reform Would Bar All Medical Negligence Cases
Michael Kirsch, M.D. | November 05, 2009 12:05 PMWashington, DC
Hi Jeremy, same nonsense. As to the post, you hit it right on the head. The draconian loser pay makes no sense in the long run. It also tilts the tables future. It also really doesn't even bene...
Loser Pays Tort Reform Would Bar All Medical Negligence Cases
Mike Bryant | November 04, 2009 11:25 PMWashington, DC
Today's medical professional liability system is too adversarial and too expensive. There are alternatives. More at http://www.healthcaretownhall.com/?p=1732
Loser Pays Tort Reform Would Bar All Medical Negligence Cases
Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson | November 04, 2009 12:14 PMWashington, DC
As someone who funds plaintiffs in litigation, I can attest, from personal experience, that Chris is absolutely correct. It is difficult for any plaintiff to compete financially with powerful insura...
Loser Pays Tort Reform Would Bar All Medical Negligence Cases
Mark Bello | November 04, 2009 11:15 AMWashington, DC
Ah Jeremy, the on repeated comment that we see on almost every health care post post. I've gone there a couple of times now and still see all of the contradictions. Thanks for posting the Dr's art...
A Doctor's Perspective on Tort Reform
Mike Bryant | October 28, 2009 11:25 PMWashington, DC
Today's medical professional liability system is too adversarial and too expensive. There are alternatives. More at http://www.healthcaretownhall.com/?p=1596
A Doctor's Perspective on Tort Reform
Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson | October 28, 2009 5:03 PMWashington, DC
Caps balance the system on the backs of the weakest and those most likely not to be protected by society. They make sense to those that worship at the alter of greed and false value. You have an exc...
The Reality and Injustice of "Caps" on Noneconomic Damages
Mike Bryant | October 19, 2009 11:59 PMWashington, DC

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