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Medical Malpractice Reform
The Woodward Report ^ | Pamela Villarreal, John C. Goodman, and Joe Barnett

Posted on 12/20/2009 4:50:46 PM PST by thisisthetime

In theory, the right to sue should ensure that injured patients receive compensation, and the adversarial justice system should ensure that only patients who are harmed by negligence receive compensation. However, the evidence suggests that the reality is far different. According to the Harvard Medical Practice Study, the vast majority of all instances of malpractice never lead to a lawsuit; of the suits that are filed, a significant number do not involve malpractice; and juries do not always make the right decisions.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: healthcare; malpractice; obama; obamacare; socializedmedicine; tortreform

1 posted on 12/20/2009 4:50:46 PM PST by thisisthetime
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To: thisisthetime

but osamacare doesn’t deal with malpractice


2 posted on 12/20/2009 5:11:42 PM PST by hecht
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To: thisisthetime

In less than 4 hours this will no longer matter.


3 posted on 12/20/2009 5:11:53 PM PST by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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