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Palin: Senior Citizens Will Be Pressured to Die

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Creeping Eruption8/13/2009 1:57:16 pm PDT

re: #809 eschew_obfuscation

Here’s a quick shot at the logic and a few numbers.

The focus seems to be mostly on punitive damages rather than lost wages and actual medical expenses.

I’d be interested in your comments…

/I’m not an attorney, but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express last nite

Re: defensive medicine, it is a problem. I am concerned with the thoughts in the article though for the same reason people are concerned about obamas health care plans. Your article indicates these “expert courts” would potentially be making health care decisons, not doctors. In addition, anything that gets to these “courts” is already done, the defensive medicine has been practiced. I do not see an upside.

Along those same lines, in my State, the Stautes require a “med/mal mediation” before an injured patient can even file suit. I have never seen one of these come out pro patient. It only adds a layer of delay and cost to an already lengthy and costly process.

As for punitive damages, they do not come into play in a med mal case. If they do, then the doc should be facing criminal charges for causing an intentional harm (battery)not covered under any insurance policy, versus causing harm by negligence which is covered.