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To: greenspirit who wrote (119009)	8/20/2009 7:48:11 PM
From: NAG1	Respond to of 543150

Malpractice and defensive medicine costs from 2004 factcheck.org Another guesstimate is in this article but it says it really needs to be studied. massmed.org Even if it is at 5% of the total healthcare expenditure, it still is significant. In fact, even if 1% could be saved, the denominator is so large it would make it a worthwhile endeavor. Some of this, I believe, also gets tied up with end of life care where people are unsure what to do in certain circumstances where more is done than is necessary. Neal