Posted on 10/31/2009 10:22:41 PM PDT by Nachum
The health care bill recently unveiled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi is over 1,900 pages for a reason. It is much easier to dispense goodies to favored interest groups if they are surrounded by a lot of legislative legalese. For example, check out this juicy morsel to the trial lawyers (page 1431-1433 of the bill):
Section 2531, entitled “Medical Liability Alternatives,” establishes an incentive program for states to adopt and implement alternatives to medical liability litigation. [But]…… a state is not eligible for the incentive payments if that state puts a law on the books that limits attorneys’ fees or imposes caps on damages.
(Excerpt) Read more at biggovernment.com ...
The list, ping
fta... “...a state is not eligible for the incentive payments if that state puts a law on the books that limits attorneys’ fees or imposes caps on damages.”
Texas inacted such limitations several years ago, under Gov. Rick Perry, and it has resulted in a reduction in malpractice insurance fees for medical professionals, thus lowering the costs to patients for treatment while permitting the medicos to maintain their net incomes. ....Bonus was that it stopped the “ambulance chasers” from seeking exhorbitant judgements that previously had been given by jurors who fell for the sob stories. .......Several other States have done the same.
Pelosi is truly crazy. Maybe they can find a nice mental institution or jail cell for her on her way out of office.
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