Posts tagged medical malpractice

• Why the constant need to connect med mal and the obscene cost of health care? It is like blaming cigarette lighters for lung cancer! The high cost of health care is due to the high cost of health...

  Medical Malpractice Liability System a Small Portion of Health Care System

  james O'Hare RPLU AIC AIS | September 16, 2010 10:59 AMWashington, DC

• I'm one of those whom is left without recourse. Doctor is self-insured, pays a firm for defense in lieu of malpractice. I have no recourse, the condition will exist a lifetime. No one takes my case ...

  Florida Families Finding Tort Reform Unjust

  J. Camps | August 14, 2010 4:57 PMWashington, DC

• Jon: Thanks for the response. Florida is 42nd in the country, according to the chamber of commerce study. An indication of whether a company can / wants do business there. One would be best, 50th ...

  Florida Families Finding Tort Reform Unjust

  james O'Hare RPLU AIC AIS | August 05, 2010 11:54 AMWashington, DC

• Jim: I honestly have a tough time discerning what you are trying to argue there, but I think its mostly because we are seeing things from a completely different point of view. For example, I am...

  Florida Families Finding Tort Reform Unjust

  Jonathan Nace | August 05, 2010 10:00 AMWashington, DC

• Oh yes! I have lots of questions, I am doing lots of research, and understand that if the baby or I am not doing well that a c-section may be necessary. But thanks!

  New Guidelines May Make VBAC's More Prominent

  Heather | August 05, 2010 10:00 AMWashington, DC

• Heather: Nothing wrong with having a VBAC, per se. Be sure all your questions are answered satisfactorily though, and be sure there is competent fetal and uterine monitoring during any trial of l...

  New Guidelines May Make VBAC's More Prominent

  Jonathan Nace | August 05, 2010 9:52 AMWashington, DC

• Yeah! This is a great move by them. I am looking forward to my upcoming VBAC this October and I am glad they have done this so more woman can have a VBAC!

  New Guidelines May Make VBAC's More Prominent

  Heather | August 05, 2010 9:37 AMWashington, DC

• Florida is 41st for many reasons, but this does not imply that is because the rules lean against the plaintiffs. A very tough state for physicians. There is plenty that the defense has to complain...

  Florida Families Finding Tort Reform Unjust

  james O'Hare RPLU AIC AIS | August 04, 2010 11:31 AMWashington, 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