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Old 06-15-2009, 08:39 PM
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Default Here's One Element That Should Be In Any Healthcare Legislation
TORT REFORM!
I don't know exactly what the limitations might be to such reform. As a non-lawyer, I might suggest the following...
  • A limit of $250,000 for any claim that does not involve a death or permanent disability.
  • A limit of $500,000 for a claim involving a death or permanent disability.
  • A requirement that the plaintiff pay the legal expenses of the defendant as well as the court costs if the case brought is unsuccessful.
Unless I've missed something very important, these three simple rules should slow down to flow of medical malpractice lawsuits considerably.

If nothing other than these simple rules were enacted into law, I'd think that he cost of healthcare would drop pretty dramatically. Maybe not enough--but pretty significantly.