Sunday, January 30, 2005
North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard M. Burr favors reforms in the legal system to rein in medical malpractice lawsuits, which he blames for the inflation in medical costs
I much prefer his stance than that of the man he replaced, John Edwards.
I much prefer his stance than that of the man he replaced, John Edwards.
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I wonder if the good senator knows these things:
1. North Carolina has had a 25% increase in physicians per 10,000 people in the last decade, and an increase of 4.2% obstetricians per year between 1995 & 2001, while their population only increased 2.3% per year.
2. That there were 568 med mal filings in NC in 1998, which increased only to 608 in 2002. There were approximately 220,000 other civil cases filed.
3. North Carolina's largest insurer only pays out an average of $61,580 per claim. And that includes defense costs.
4. North Carolina's increases in malpractice premiums are equal to that of Virginia, which has a hard cap of $1.65 million on all damages.
5. 3.2% of NC doctors are responsible for 42% of payouts in NC. 1% is responsible for 20% of payouts alone.
6. During the last malpractice "crisis" of the 80s, North Carolina, a rural state, had a net gain of doctors despite not having caps. Louisiana and Missouri, which had a cap, experienced a net loss.
Surely the good Senator knows these things and wouldn't keep our weakest members of society from getting hammered further in the name of preserving insurer profits, would he?
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1. North Carolina has had a 25% increase in physicians per 10,000 people in the last decade, and an increase of 4.2% obstetricians per year between 1995 & 2001, while their population only increased 2.3% per year.
2. That there were 568 med mal filings in NC in 1998, which increased only to 608 in 2002. There were approximately 220,000 other civil cases filed.
3. North Carolina's largest insurer only pays out an average of $61,580 per claim. And that includes defense costs.
4. North Carolina's increases in malpractice premiums are equal to that of Virginia, which has a hard cap of $1.65 million on all damages.
5. 3.2% of NC doctors are responsible for 42% of payouts in NC. 1% is responsible for 20% of payouts alone.
6. During the last malpractice "crisis" of the 80s, North Carolina, a rural state, had a net gain of doctors despite not having caps. Louisiana and Missouri, which had a cap, experienced a net loss.
Surely the good Senator knows these things and wouldn't keep our weakest members of society from getting hammered further in the name of preserving insurer profits, would he?
