Patients, that would be guys like me, should have the option to legally ‘opt out’ of the frivolous lawsuits. Then a dual pricing plan could be offered.
“Patients, that would be guys like me, should have the option to legally ‘opt out’ of the frivolous lawsuits. Then a dual pricing plan could be offered.”
Frivolous lawsuits do not get filed unless a patient first goes to a lawyer. Not all lawyers are bad, and most will not file frivolous claims.
Patients like you and me (yes, I am a patient, too) do not need to opt out, because we’re only going to sue if there is a serious case for true malpractice, which certainly does happen.
look, (and i am not talking to you, BE) most folks will never feel sorry for doctors, and I do not blame you. This is reflected in the comments above. Some docs are egotistical jerks, who treat folks like crap. But most of us are just regular people, who have worked very hard to obtain training and a license, and in most cases have gone far into debt to get educated. Now the rules are being changed on us, and it doesn’t sit well with very many of us at all.
Our “patriotic duty” will be to work our tails off, at very high risk jobs (liability-wise), for relatively little pay. Very few of us over the age of 50 will continue to practice medicine. This country thinks there is a doctor shortage now? It’s gonna get a lot worse...
Most of the specialists I’ve dealt with have a mandatory arbitration form they want new patients to sign. That’s their solution to the “opt out” issue.