>>>And you are validating the point I was making to Tamar.
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>Sure am: tort reform in Texas seems to have done some good, though there are people arguing against it to this day.
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>FWIW, I have experience of a system that maintains a "no fault" Accident Compensation scheme that covers losses from all accidents, including medical misadventure, funded by a levy on workers and employers. This system covers your losses so you can only sue for negligence (though you can still raise professional complaints against physicians etc). It's very cheap and nobody is left out. An obstetrician in such a system will pay a few thousand $ for malpractice insurance.
Sounds like a good approach to reduce the costs. And I agree that Tort reform (from the little I read about it) would be a a move in the right direction. Although I admit I don't know how the current political parties look at this. Would be interesting to read on this when I have some time.
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