Comments on: Should charitable care be exempt from malpractice?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:28:00 +0000

Give the protection to all physicians or no physicians. I am shocked that you don’t see such an obvious point.

By: Howard Citron

Howard Citron — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:45:00 +0000

This is a common immunity given to many state physicians, facilities and agencies. I am shocked to hear it being given such significant opposition/attention in the face of such obvious benefits.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:54:00 +0000

10:27 – Oregon had the same thing until recently. Oregon Health Sciences University had a cap on TOTAL liability – not pain and suffering, but TOTAL liability – of $500,000. Half a million was all you could get from the University. A recent court judgement changed that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:37:00 +0000

But won’t it be interesting to see if there’s a difference in care including the kinds of tests, how often ordered, etc, if those docs aren’t worrying about lawsuits? That might expose some of what is driving health care costs up.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:27:00 +0000

Great, shelter the academic docs and those employed by big businesses with enough political clout, leaving us small practice docs for the sharks to focus upon and reducing the demand for real malpractice reform.