"Of course they're happy with the current system"

Another pro-reform citation of the Studdert study:

Dr. Bret DeLone, a Harrisburg-area surgeon, disputes the association’s conclusion that the system is working well. He pointed to another study, published last month in the New England Journal of Medicine, that said more than half of the money awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits went to attorneys’ fees and administrative costs.

“That’s where the money ends up. … Of course they’re happy with the present system,” he said.