Me ? I'm all for helping people . Unlike you bitter hate spigot conservatives .
Were people dying on the streets prior to the 1960's?
We used to have these things called "charity hospitals." Liberals were free to give them as much of their money as they wanted to, but it's funny how they never gave them anything.
True.
But the
American Medical Association was able to manipulate state governments in to using their police powers to restrict the practice of medicine and keep their profits high,
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You blame the doctors. You blame the insurance companies. BUT YOU DON"T BLAME the lawyers! WHY????
Why when these FACTS are so glaringly obvious!!!
Tell me if you are a logical human being how this study is wrong.
http://www.jacksonhealthcare.com/media/8968/defensivemedicine_ebook_final.pdf
90% of physicians surveyed say they order
$850 billion a year in wasted duplicate tests, referrals all out of
FEAR of being SUED!
--- 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. "
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BUT........Only 48% practice defensive medicine compared to 92% of non-government physicians.
Consider that fact that of the physicians interviewed 52% DID NOT practice defensive medicine!
Who were the doctors that didn't practice "defensive medicine"? Doctors contracted by federal government!
WHY did these doctors NOT practice "defensive medicine"???
1946 Federal Tort reform Act!
The insurance companies don't care to argue these claims. They pay the $850 billion. Simply raising premiums.
So how come Obamacare taxed tanning salons 10% because tanning causes tanning, but they wouldn't tax lawyers' $270 Billion income.
If educated physicians are telling you they fear lawsuits and order duplicate tests, etc. why isn't that possible?
The reason though lawyers were protected though is almost half of Congress and of course Obama are lawyers!
So explain why tanning salons with almost NO members in Congress owning tanning salons were singled out to pay a 10% tax?
Yet the single largest direct cause of the nearly $850 Billion a year in wasteful spending ACCORDING TO THE EXPERTS...DOCTORS... is fear of being sued!
If this $850 billion was reduced by $200 billion that would mean insurance companies wouldn't pay.
As almost all people DON"T KNOW that all states require insurance companies to justify their premiums which under Obamacare must be 85% of premiums
paid out in claims! States auditing rates see that the claims ratio is below 85% of premiums ... NO rate hike. In fact forced premium reductions!
So tell me why aren't lawyers taxed 10% like tanning salons? Why wasn't the $27 billion a year from the lawyers $270 billion income used to
pay for the truly 5 million people that need and want health insurance! Why wasn't the tax tied to the reduction of the $850 billion, i.e. $850 billion in
defensive medicine drops 10% the tax drops 1%! These lawyers are making a killing off of suing doctors.
Doctors malpractice insurance pays. So rather then pay higher premiums, doctors practice defensive medicine... after all they aren't paying the bills!
The insurance companies are. And the companies simply raise the premiums!
Why isn't this obvious to all of you? Why are you blaming everyone BUT NOT one of you blames the lawyers... which the experts do...i.e. doctors!
$850 billion a year the experts/doctors say that is wasted!