[jdub]

You are totally ignoring the costs of extra treatments (just to be safe against lawsuits) and the costs of insurance to protect against lawsuits and the costs of those that have to work 'in the system' since they cannot afford the insurance to be independent. Please. It is not a strawman. If you are worn out trying to put this strawman down, perhaps it is because you are not working with a full deck.

And you are missing the bigger point that all of those costs that you point to are based on the notion of rampant malpractice lawsuits. A notion that has no basis in fact.

While I don't agree with the new law here in TN for legal reasons, I think it is all that is needed to avoid "frivolous" claims. Before you can bring suit, you have to take the claim before a certification board that has to determine your claim has merit.

[meyer]

Before you can bring suit, you have to take the claim before a certification board that has to determine your claim has merit.

Now, what happens if democRATS control the "certification board"? Imagine a panel of Howard Deans.