Wash. Senators Pass Gregoire’s Malpractice Compromise

February 24, 2006

  • February 24, 2006 at 11:28 am
    bud mcfarlane says:
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    Hmmmmm. Put a bunch of lawyers and doctors in a room to hammer out Med Mal changes and, whaddayaknow, out comes the one thing they can agree on — changes that hurt insurers! This legislation will accomplish nothing in terms of making coverage more availabel or more affordable, but legislators will crow nonetheless.

  • February 24, 2006 at 1:13 am
    Furry says:
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    Bud said: \”This legislation will accomplish nothing in terms of making coverage more availabel or more affordable, but legislators will crow nonetheless.\”

    The only thing thing that makes coverage more available and more affordable is premium caps. Not liability caps. California proved this.

    This legislation is the first time in modern American insurance that the insureds and the claimants have gotten together to try and figure out a way to save money that the insurance industry hasn\’t had the guts or the will to pursue.

    The goal of insurance is not to benefit the insurers. Insurer profits are incidental to the whole process of risk management. If the risks can be dealt with outside of the usual insurance claims process more efficiently, what\’s the problem?

  • February 24, 2006 at 2:42 am
    V Lenin says:
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    Once again you capitalists are trying to make a profit off the backs of hard working doctors and lawyers. When will you learn only the State knows best?
    Your comrade, Vlad.



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