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Post by AztecWilliam on Sept 29, 2009 9:50:20 GMT -8
I suspect that most readers of this post already have a pretty good idea that this tort NON-reform issue is very serious. The fact that Obama has not come out strongly for a new system to resolve malpractice suits is one reason why I am disappointed in him. I will tell you this, if Obama had looked the trial lawyers in the eye and said, "No more, this has to stop!" I would have been extremely pleased and would have given him great credit. As things stand, Obama's failure to seize upon this opportunity to make things more fair and to significantly reduce the cost of health care identifies him simply as another politics-first Chicago hack. And he was supposed to be a new type of pol! online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204488304574432853190155972.html?mod=djemEditorialPageAzWm |
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Post by aztecwin on Sept 29, 2009 10:46:36 GMT -8
This is a pretty good read. Parts of it could enrage you if you had not become immune to the way Democrats operate.
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Post by AlwaysAnAztec on Sept 29, 2009 14:30:02 GMT -8
While I'll agree that tort reform is a good idea, I'd sure like to know why insurance rates in states where there is already tort reform (Texas, California) haven't gone down. It couldn't be because the insurance companies haven't passed the savings along to the consumer could it?  |
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Post by aztecwin on Sept 29, 2009 14:39:28 GMT -8
While I'll agree that tort reform is a good idea, I'd sure like to know why insurance rates in states where there is already tort reform (Texas, California) haven't gone down. It couldn't be because the insurance companies haven't passed the savings along to the consumer could it? Very good question. We must also have the power to shop across state lines and form pools to increase leverage. The very last thing we need is any kind of government option or Co-ops where government has any input of any kind. |
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Post by AztecWilliam on Sept 29, 2009 21:53:04 GMT -8
While I'll agree that tort reform is a good idea, I'd sure like to know why insurance rates in states where there is already tort reform (Texas, California) haven't gone down. It couldn't be because the insurance companies haven't passed the savings along to the consumer could it? Lower insurance rates for consumers is only one hoped for benefit of tort reform. Another would be reduced pressure on physicians who now must pay exorbitant rates for malpractice insurance. In some areas it is tough to find a doc to deliver babies since so many have decided that it just isn't worth the strain on the budget to keep paying huge amounts for malpractice insurance. Tort reform is needed, period. AzWm |
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