Comments on: What do you think about restrictions on medical malpractice lawsuits?

By: laughter_every_day

laughter_every_day — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:53:59 +0000

I would support limits and sanctions on frivolous lawsuits only if the law also provided a sanction for frivolous defenses. Every insurer in the u.s. uses protracted litigation techniques and asserts bogus defenses, procedural and substantive. And, they do it with impunity. That adds more to the cost to insurance than does frivolous claims but no one proposes to put a lid on the defense side.

By: Kate Alex Bahleef

Kate Alex Bahleef — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:45:22 +0000

Cap on law suits would be a good idea. Drug companies need to be made accountable as well. In the financial climate we are living in all of us should become less greedy and more responsible for our behaviour and actions.

By: Cptainamer

Cptainamer — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:05:49 +0000

It’s been estimated that malpractice suits add between 15 to 20% to the cost of health care. That’s more then the insurance industry charges to administer the programs.

By: kaitoboado

kaitoboado — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:02:14 +0000

Care to elaborate on these restrictions?

By: marc2oni

marc2oni — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:34:04 +0000

we need caps on these lawsuits.

By: Killer Queen

Killer Queen — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:46:03 +0000

Both. But since courts can award millions in lawsuits and doctors have to settle even if they were not at fault, their insurance is skyhigh. Insurance companies are not in the business out of kindness. They answer to greedy shareholders.

By: D

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:03:29 +0000

just an excuse