Corvair – when you attack Mr. Nader, you are missing one of the key bullets. He is a 100% shill for the Trial Lawyers. Nader and the ATLA have been instrumental in keeping no-fault auto insurance from taking root over the past 30 years.
And just to remind all of you about the three kinds of lies – lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Yo Steveo -from my first post: \”more likely a front for trial lawyers. They pour money into groups like this that they can hide behind while the public is deceived as to who is advancing their agenda. Meanwhile, it seems like \’concerned citizens\’ are running a \’grassroots\’ movement.\”
As a private individual, unless you have tons of money you can forget about suing for malpractice. Attorneys won\’t touch it with a ten foot poll, it\’s too lengthy a process and too expensive for them to invest their time or money in, and the system is stacked against you if you want to tackle it yourself.
The first roadblock is that you have to find and pay some medical expert to review whatever documentation you may have, and hospital records to declare that you have just cause and they will certify it. Do you really think they\’ll find anything in the hospital records?
Secondly, you\’ll get absolutely no coopeeration from the hospital. And if you go as far as to the Attorney General\’s office, they\’ll confirm receipt of your complaint and assure you it will be investigated.
Several months later you\’ll receive a letter from their office stating they have reviewed the case and you have no case. The won\’t tell you what they reviewed, or answer any further questions, it\’s case closed, end of road.
The doctor\’s and the hospitals know this and they feel very protected.
Unless someone like Public Citizen is willing to take on the system, we\’re screwed.
\”In PA, where I practice, malpractice has driven many physicians away from the state, and will likely continue to do so. When I began practice in 1983, I paid about $3500 for my premium. This year it is north of $20,000, even with the state helping out to some degree. In the 1980’s, about 50% of physicians who went to medical school in PA stayed here to practice. This past year, retention is at 4%. In addition to malpractice premiums skyrocketing, reimbursements are regional. If you set up practice 30 miles from where I am, and get into Ohio or NY, your fee base could be 30-40% better than it would be in PA, for exactly the same service.\”
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Corvair – when you attack Mr. Nader, you are missing one of the key bullets. He is a 100% shill for the Trial Lawyers. Nader and the ATLA have been instrumental in keeping no-fault auto insurance from taking root over the past 30 years.
And just to remind all of you about the three kinds of lies – lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Yo Steveo -from my first post: \”more likely a front for trial lawyers. They pour money into groups like this that they can hide behind while the public is deceived as to who is advancing their agenda. Meanwhile, it seems like \’concerned citizens\’ are running a \’grassroots\’ movement.\”
As a private individual, unless you have tons of money you can forget about suing for malpractice. Attorneys won\’t touch it with a ten foot poll, it\’s too lengthy a process and too expensive for them to invest their time or money in, and the system is stacked against you if you want to tackle it yourself.
The first roadblock is that you have to find and pay some medical expert to review whatever documentation you may have, and hospital records to declare that you have just cause and they will certify it. Do you really think they\’ll find anything in the hospital records?
Secondly, you\’ll get absolutely no coopeeration from the hospital. And if you go as far as to the Attorney General\’s office, they\’ll confirm receipt of your complaint and assure you it will be investigated.
Several months later you\’ll receive a letter from their office stating they have reviewed the case and you have no case. The won\’t tell you what they reviewed, or answer any further questions, it\’s case closed, end of road.
The doctor\’s and the hospitals know this and they feel very protected.
Unless someone like Public Citizen is willing to take on the system, we\’re screwed.
Liz Arnone
Thanks Liz, now I\’m convinced that no one has ever filed a successful lawsuit against a physician besides Public Citizen.
They sure are active, huh?
From National Review Online today:
\”In PA, where I practice, malpractice has driven many physicians away from the state, and will likely continue to do so. When I began practice in 1983, I paid about $3500 for my premium. This year it is north of $20,000, even with the state helping out to some degree. In the 1980’s, about 50% of physicians who went to medical school in PA stayed here to practice. This past year, retention is at 4%. In addition to malpractice premiums skyrocketing, reimbursements are regional. If you set up practice 30 miles from where I am, and get into Ohio or NY, your fee base could be 30-40% better than it would be in PA, for exactly the same service.\”