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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Road Walker who wrote (3577)1/3/2008 12:30:55 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot  Respond to of 42652
 
John, perhaps, but only a fool would practice medicine over the telephone or over the Internet. <g> - Holly



To: Road Walker who wrote (3577)1/3/2008 1:27:37 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
"it perpetuates the systemic problem."

In a litigious society that kind of defensive medicine is practically required to keep malpractice insurance coverage.

Tort reform is overdue. One might speculate if enacting effective tort reform would produce deflation in the medical costs or if it would just cause a brief blip of increased profitability for the providers.


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