Emma
Evil Liberal Leftist
Or perhaps your last point I highlighted above.How about we look at the whole picture regarding tort reform, using Canada as an example. Canada keeps malpractice cost in check - St. Petersburg Times
Some highlights of the article:
For neurosurgeons in Miami, the annual cost of medical malpractice insurance is astronomical $237,000, far more than the median price of a house.
In Toronto, a neurosurgeon pays about $29,200 for coverage. It's even less in Montreal ($20,600) and Vancouver ($10,650).
The costs are strikingly different, largely because of the ways in which Canada insures doctors and protects those who are sued:
In 1978, the Canadian Supreme Court limited damages for pain and suffering. Adjusted for inflation, the cap now is just over $300,000. The United States has no federal cap on damages, though a few states, including Florida, have imposed them.
Instead of buying insurance from a for-profit company, as most U.S. doctors do, Canadian physicians are covered through their membership in the nonprofit Canadian Medical Protective Association.
A difference of ten times or more is what our health care providers are paying. Doesn't that indicate some substantial cost savings for the health care providers, if there was a similar cap as in Canada?
I still don't think this is a Federal issue that Congress needs to address.