Posts tagged defensive medicine

• 2011 National Malpractice Payouts-Less than .25% of Healthcare Costs

  Michael A. Stratton | May 10, 2012 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsConnecticut, CT Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Healthcare costs have quadrupled in the last 20 years, and are estimated to be well over $2,000,000,000,000 (thats 2 trillion dollars). In contrast medical malpractice awards have gone up less...

• Doctors Admit that Malpractice Crisis is Untrue and a "Smokescreen"

  Michael A. Stratton | May 08, 2012 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsConnecticut, CT Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Doctors and insurers lobby each year for laws to limit malpractice cases. They are not interested in reducing frivolous cases. Rather, they want caps on the amount of damages severely...