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Gallup reports that one in four healthcare dollars spent in healthcare can be attributed to defensive medicine – about $650 billion annually. These costs are passed along to everyone, significantly driving up health insurance premiums, taxes to cover public health insurance programs, co-pays and out of pocket costs.
Defensive Medicine A Cure Worse Than The Disease - Forbes
Here is the study Forbes refers to:
http://www.jacksonhealthcare.com/media/8968/defensivemedicine_ebook_final.pdf
Proof is 90% of physicians surveyed say they order $850 billion a year in wasted duplicate tests, referrals all out of FEAR of being SUED!
Physicians estimate the cost of defensive medicine in US at $650 to $850 billion per year.
--- Emergency medicine, primary care, and OB/GYN physicians are most likely to practice defensive medicine.
--- 79 to 83% of surgeons and OB/GYNs have been named in lawsuits.
--- "Physicians contracted by the federal government practice significantly less defensive medicine as they
are protected against lawsuits by the 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act. "
-- BUT........Only 48% practice defensive medicine compared to 92% of non-government physicians.
-- Only 48% practice defensive medicine compared to 92% of non-government physicians.
-- 89% of physicians support a patient’s right to be compensated fairly for true negligence.
Consider the fact that of the physicians interviewed 52% DID NOT practice defensive medicine!
Who were they? Doctors contracted by federal government!
WHY did these doctors NOT practice "defensive medicine"??? 1946 Tort reform!
So why not tax lawyers like ACA taxed tanning salons because tanning caused cancer...then
tax lawyers 10% because THEY ARE DIRECTLY related to the fear of lawsuits hence defensive medicine!
Take that $27 billion a year of the $270 billion they make and pay a $5,000 annual premium for each
of the 4 million that are truly uninsured that want insurance!
Problem solved!
And guess what?
When the insurance companies begin paying OUT less on the $650 to $850 billion a year they pay WASTEFULLY premiums decline!
It is a FACT!
When claims' costs go down, premiums have to go down under state insurance regulation rules!
FACT! If premiums go down, more people can afford health insurance!
Gallup reports that one in four healthcare dollars spent in healthcare can be attributed to defensive medicine – about $650 billion annually. These costs are passed along to everyone, significantly driving up health insurance premiums, taxes to cover public health insurance programs, co-pays and out of pocket costs.
Defensive Medicine A Cure Worse Than The Disease - Forbes
Here is the study Forbes refers to:
http://www.jacksonhealthcare.com/media/8968/defensivemedicine_ebook_final.pdf
Proof is 90% of physicians surveyed say they order $850 billion a year in wasted duplicate tests, referrals all out of FEAR of being SUED!
Physicians estimate the cost of defensive medicine in US at $650 to $850 billion per year.
--- Emergency medicine, primary care, and OB/GYN physicians are most likely to practice defensive medicine.
--- 79 to 83% of surgeons and OB/GYNs have been named in lawsuits.
--- "Physicians contracted by the federal government practice significantly less defensive medicine as they
are protected against lawsuits by the 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act. "
-- BUT........Only 48% practice defensive medicine compared to 92% of non-government physicians.
-- Only 48% practice defensive medicine compared to 92% of non-government physicians.
-- 89% of physicians support a patient’s right to be compensated fairly for true negligence.
Consider the fact that of the physicians interviewed 52% DID NOT practice defensive medicine!
Who were they? Doctors contracted by federal government!
WHY did these doctors NOT practice "defensive medicine"??? 1946 Tort reform!
So why not tax lawyers like ACA taxed tanning salons because tanning caused cancer...then
tax lawyers 10% because THEY ARE DIRECTLY related to the fear of lawsuits hence defensive medicine!
Take that $27 billion a year of the $270 billion they make and pay a $5,000 annual premium for each
of the 4 million that are truly uninsured that want insurance!
Problem solved!
And guess what?
When the insurance companies begin paying OUT less on the $650 to $850 billion a year they pay WASTEFULLY premiums decline!
It is a FACT!
When claims' costs go down, premiums have to go down under state insurance regulation rules!
FACT! If premiums go down, more people can afford health insurance!