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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:03:00 +0000

Anyone knows that all insurance carriers cost OBs the same each year with now fluctuation between carriers. How do you explain that with your 2%. Please, read a book and inform yourself John Edwards. The profession is being hurt. Whats worse, this isn’t malpractice, it is merely bad results. We cannot control how a fetus is formed or the anatomy of a womens body to not allow the successful birth of her child. I have nothing against lawyers, I have many friends who are lawyers and are struggling worse than doctors. To the few of you who manage to settle a large claims case and destroy a profession, good for you and no one else.

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:51:00 +0000

Everyone knows that the only reason MDs pay such outrageous insurance premiums is due to their Insurance carrier’s success or failure in the stock market. Actual payouts to MedMal claims only account for about 2% or less of their outlay. Blaming the victims of medical malpractice and their attorneys for the skyrocketting cost of liability insurance is like blaming Saddam Hussein for attacking us on 9/11… the connection simply isn’t there.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:29:00 +0000

“Hey, some of these even have pensions, health insurance, and didn’t even require a college degree and a 100k spot. Good for them.”

And won’t get killed by Avian flu. Though I don’t think anyone who works in a hospital will show up for work when that hits. Then who is CJD going to sue, the birds?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:30:00 +0000

CJD still just can’t get over that 150,000 grand a year. Maybe he should expand his jealosy to many fire chiefs, policeman, real estate agents, city and county supervisers, restaurant owners, general contracters, nurses who work overtime, and many others I know that make as much or more. Hey, some of these even have pensions, health insurance, and didn’t even require a college degree and a 100k spot. Good for them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:23:00 +0000

In Europe, “high risk” OB’s take care of high risk pregnancies. In the US, nobody wants their name anywhere near the chart of a “high risk” pregnancy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:08:00 +0000

Is it so horrible that there are fewere OBs? After all, Western Europe achieves better rates of infant survival/successful births relying with much fewer per capita OBs. They rely on midwives.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 18:58:00 +0000

"As for physicinas, Most of us are just trying to figure a way out of this miserable profession, ruined by greedy malpractice attorneys."

With a little saving, that $150,000/yr. average salary (and if you're a surgeon nearly double that) should get you there quicker than the rest of us.

Or, as Curly Bill put it, "Well, bye."

CJD

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 18:48:00 +0000

Personal attacks. Ummm, you’re talking about sharks, right? Cause that’s what you do for a living, personal attacks, right?

As for physicinas, Most of us are just trying to figure a way out of this miserable profession, ruined by greedy malpractice attorneys.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 16:16:00 +0000

You guys are great. Look at what the overwhelming evidence against your side has reduced you to – personal attacks. How sad.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 01:13:00 +0000

You really need to get out of law and get into the insurance industry. A self-interested lawyer defending his industry is no better then Michael Jackson defending sodomy.