Comments on: The success of tort reform http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/success-of-tort-reform.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86138 Anonymous Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/the-success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86138 >>I'm betting you have no clue. <br/><br/>And you do? >>I’m betting you have no clue.

And you do?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86126 Anonymous Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:32:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/the-success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86126 Has patient care improved? Isn't that what matters?<br/><br/>Dr. Rack says his rates have gone down, but have payouts? Did the insurers set their loss reserves far higher than they needed to? Or did they way overestimate losses and gouge you for several years as the economy was slow? I'm betting you have no clue. <br/><br/>Granted, we can all agree that insurers have less chance of paying large claims to the legitimately injured, and as the economy has improved physicians are putting more in their pockets, but what of the patients? Remember them?<br/><br/>I do like the WV example. If only cause and effect were so simple. Has patient care improved? Isn’t that what matters?

Dr. Rack says his rates have gone down, but have payouts? Did the insurers set their loss reserves far higher than they needed to? Or did they way overestimate losses and gouge you for several years as the economy was slow? I’m betting you have no clue.

Granted, we can all agree that insurers have less chance of paying large claims to the legitimately injured, and as the economy has improved physicians are putting more in their pockets, but what of the patients? Remember them?

I do like the WV example. If only cause and effect were so simple.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86107 Anonymous Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/the-success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86107 Lawyer jackpots lowered.<br/><br/>And I KNOW that matters to you. Lawyer jackpots lowered.

And I KNOW that matters to you.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86099 Anonymous Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/the-success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86099 But was there any actual less malpractice?<br/><br/>Silly me . . . obviously that doesn't matter now does it? But was there any actual less malpractice?

Silly me . . . obviously that doesn’t matter now does it?

]]> By: Michael Rack, MDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86087 Michael Rack, MD Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/the-success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86087 Due to tort reform, malpractice insurance in MS is reasonably priced. Since I went into private practice in 2005, my malpractice rates have gone down every year. M Due to tort reform, malpractice insurance in MS is reasonably priced. Since I went into private practice in 2005, my malpractice rates have gone down every year. M

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86056 Anonymous Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/the-success-of-tort-reform.html#comment-86056 Makes absolutely no difference to the utterly corrupt trial lawyer industry, who will absolutely deny the obvious success of these reform.<br/><br/>To paraphrase the (actual) title of Judge Judy's book, they will "pee on your shoes and tell you its raining." Makes absolutely no difference to the utterly corrupt trial lawyer industry, who will absolutely deny the obvious success of these reform.

To paraphrase the (actual) title of Judge Judy’s book, they will “pee on your shoes and tell you its raining.”

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