Some in Canada are considering New Zealand’s system – before their tort system becomes out of control like it is here:
The Kiwi no-fault system has many appeals. Many more patients will receive some assistance after injury including income supports and coverage for rehabilitation services right when they need them most.Claims are processed within an average of 15 days as opposed to five years or more in the tort system.
In addition, the claims process is user-friendly — you can easily make your claim without a lawyer — as opposed to the cost and complexity of litigation. New Zealand’s scheme seems manageable in terms of total cost; it covers 4 million people for less than $30 million per year or just over $7 per person, per year.
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Why just limit it to medical malpractice and not all tort cases? Oh, that’s right. Provider = profiteer = good but Provider = defendant = bad.
Perhaps one of these days we will see some actual reform to provide some teeth to the gutless state medical boards to actually start pulling the licenses of those that commit malpractice.
no fault insurance?it has worked so well in car insurance with everyone paying for the less than adequate driver just so they can keep driving? it has driven many companies (usually those with responsible corporate practices)out of these no fault markets and has increased insurance profits of those who remain (who are not reticent to capitalize on such a fallacy), do you really want to make such an error in something related to the medical field just so less than adequate medical professionals are immune to the attrition of their actions?it has been said that adequate professionals are suffering as well, but if there were less of the less than competant there would be no issue at all for these corporate shills to capitalize upon to use as an excuse to increase profitability on the backs of those who deserve their degrees and licenses, or drivers who dont abuse the priviledge of driving on our public roads
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