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To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (116494)	7/25/2009 10:08:16 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 542557

“Exorbitant” malpractice premiums are making it harder for doctors to stay in the business, and hurting taxpayers whose money goes for publicly funded clinics, said William C. Parrish Jr., chief executive officer of the Santa Clara County Medical Association, based in San Jose, California. The group represents 3,600 physicians. I would love to see some serious research on this issue. I've seen the numbers quoted here as to the results of malpractice suits. As a result, I tend to believe the actual costs are not great, at a macro level. But doctors are gouged by the insurance industry into overpaying for protection. And overtesting. Just would love to see the data. And can't imagine how it would be collected.