As Congress Debates Health Reform Measures, Some Still Want To Strip Injured People Of Their Legal Rights
This is a great clip showing extreme efforts conservative members of congress will go to promote their big-business agenda. Here you can see Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) constantly getting interrupted by his Republican colleagues chanting 'trial lawyer' as Braley champions patient safety in health care. In his closing arguments, Congressman Braley states: “During this entire health care debate, we've heard a lot from our friends on the other side of the aisle about something called medical liability reform, but all day as they've been talking about this point, you have not heard one word about patient safety.” Good point...
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Let's Stick To The Facts About Healthcare Reform & Medical Malpractice
Some politicians have thrown 'tort reform' into the mix of President Obama's new health care plan under the guise of saving money. Several states already have full-fledged tort reform measures in place where the state legislature has set caps on the amount of money an injured person can recover. Years after many of these damage caps have been put into place, neither physician malpractice premiums nor individual health insurance rates have declined. Nonetheless, rather than debate the philosophical aspects of imposing limits on recovery, here are some facts regarding tort reform: Medical malpractice has no place in the healthcare...
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