Thursday, July 12, 20079
Sicko sequel: LiTIGO
An important point that Michael Moore left out:
I pretend to go on a journey, like Moore, to discover how other countries handle the malpractice lottery. It turns out they have great answers for that as well. Without tort reform and malpractice insurance reform, doctors in this country will continue to order tests to cover their asses instead of being cautious but fiscally responsible. This issue is real and adds to the bankrupting of our healthcare system. A point Moore left out.





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3:38 PM
Of course, others will take their place.
3:48 PM
However, public health would benefit by a system that has universal coverage with co-pays to prevent abuse but universal coverage so that people don't have to worry about going to a doctor about a condition that would make them un-insurable in the future.
5:04 PM
Universal healthcare would conceivably address the question of future healthcare, which is an economic damage.
"Pain and suffering" would be the same regardless of the healthcare financing scheme. Why would universal healthcare somehow fix that?
5:35 PM
No one knows what the average pain and suffering award is, or at least no one but the insurers, and they ain't telling - they just publicize the large verdicts, rarely with any breakdown.
However, it's unlikely many people would go to the trouble of a trial if they didn't have the financial need to do so to pay past medical bills, or future ones were they uninsurable, or need to make up for lost income because they now had to provide full time care to a brain damaged child, for example.
Also, it's likely if the govt. takes over the whole thing, there will be a workers comp style no-fault system with caps on all types of damages.
5:53 PM
7:37 PM
This is a serious question.
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