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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (26467)	2/21/2010 5:48:48 PM
From: PROLIFE	3 Recommendations Respond to of 103300

come down here and find out. What do you know about it, Kennyboy? second third fourth generations all living together all using the same IDs,SS numbers ,Medicare Medicaid cardss , all getting free care at hospitals...of course costs are going to be higher here. I pay the hosp. money every month, and they treat me like a king because I pay anything at all.....but we are supposed to not say anything.....

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (26467)	2/21/2010 5:49:30 PM
From: PROLIFE	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Tort Reform Working In Texas May 19, 2008 Does tort reform work? Look at Texas. Joseph Nixon of the Texas Public Policy Foundation has an important piece in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal reviewing the stunning turnaround in the Lone Star State after the legislature passed medical liability reform in 2003 and 2005. The highlights: Greater Access to Care… While doctors are fleeing other states due to the medical liability crisis, over “the past three years, some 7,000 doctors have flooded into Texas…” Lower Premiums… “…one of the largest malpractice insurance companies in the state [has] slashed premiums by 35%, saving doctors some $217 million [in premiums] over four years.” A Competitive Insurance Market… While many insurance companies have stopped writing policies in states with a poor liability climate, in Texas “over 30 companies [are] competing for business.” Spending $ on Patients, Not Lawyers… Thanks to tort reform, Christus Health, a non-profit health provider, has “saved $100 million that it otherwise would have spent fending off bogus lawsuits or paying higher insurance premiums. Every dollar saved was reinvested in helping poor patients.” Amazing what can happen when a state’s health care system is designed to benefit patients, not lawyers. americancourthouse.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (26467)	2/21/2010 5:52:36 PM
From: PROLIFE	1 Recommendation Respond to of 103300

.......Along with an influx of carriers is a dramatic increase in the number of physician license requests, including a “record number” from out-of-state doctors. The Texas Medical Board received 4,026 new physician license applications in fiscal 2006, which ran from Sept. 1, 2005 to Aug. 31, 2006. In 2001, the Board received only 2,446 applications. The numbers for half of 2007 have already nearly surpassed those for all of 2001—reaching 2,423 as of March with more than 2,700 licenses pending. Out of the new licenses granted in 2006, 42 percent went to out-of-state physicians, 31 percent went to Texas physicians and 27 percent went to international physicians, according to statistics from TMA’s Medical Education Division. And other states notice, too. The Connecticut Legislature is debating a similar non-economic damage cap. In a March article in the Connecticut Business News Journal, Ken Ferrucci, director of government relations for the state’s medical society told the paper “University of Connecticut and Yale medical school graduates are not staying in Connecticut, but are setting up practices in states like California and Texas where more physician-friendly malpractice reforms have been enacted.” “What Texas did in 2003 has been good in other states because it’s given them hope,” says Diana Ewert, AAFP senior manager of state government relations. “The number of [lawsuit] filings has dropped drastically and the number of [physician] applications has risen.”..... tafp.org