Friday, July 08, 2005
"Tort Reform" Rip-Off
St. Louis Post Dispatch
You don't need a study to prove it, but somebody did a story showing (drum roll, please!) insurance companies are screwing doctors on malpractice insurance.
Who could have ever seen THAT one coming?
So-called tort reform is one of the cruelest weapons used by Republicans against working people. It is based on the false premise that juries in malpractice cases give outlandish awards to undeserving plaintiffs. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Furthermore, when you are harmed by a physician or a hospital, the result can be financially devastating. The civil lawsuit system is the only way little folks have of keeping powerful medical establishments and greedy insurance companies in line.
You don't need a study to prove it, but somebody did a story showing (drum roll, please!) insurance companies are screwing doctors on malpractice insurance.
Who could have ever seen THAT one coming?
So-called tort reform is one of the cruelest weapons used by Republicans against working people. It is based on the false premise that juries in malpractice cases give outlandish awards to undeserving plaintiffs. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Furthermore, when you are harmed by a physician or a hospital, the result can be financially devastating. The civil lawsuit system is the only way little folks have of keeping powerful medical establishments and greedy insurance companies in line.
