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To: Alighieri who wrote (537833)	12/21/2009 12:53:11 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576293

>> So the study you posted was conducted by asking physicians whether tort limits would change their behavior in terms of defensive medicine? You don't see the conflict of interest? First, you tell us doctors make more money by ordering more procedures. Then, you see a conflict of interest when they come begging for the security to order FEWER procedures. Which is it? You simply cannot adequately study this subject without input from physicians. Can't be done. There is certainly more credibility in the plethora of available independent studies than there is in a CBO study that says, "Oh, we looked at it and found no effect". You blindly follow the CBO, whether their remarks make sense or not, when it suits your needs. Then, you ignore them when they clearly state that they have serious doubts about government's ability to make the "cost savings" that are required to keep the health care bill from bankrupting the country. If you want to talk about a conflict of interest, consider that your president called the head of CBO on the carpet when Obama didn't like his numbers.