Comments on: Texas malpractice reforms are working too well http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/texas-malpractice-reforms-are-working.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:50:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/texas-malpractice-reforms-are-working.html/comment-page-1#comment-88897 Anonymous Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/texas-malpractice-reforms-are-working-too-well.html#comment-88897 If it were true, it would. (Well, actually the perception is probably more important to physicians than the reality, so truth may be optional to them) In reality, though, Texas' gains relate to population increases, which still outstrip the physician increases. A number of new hospitals came online in the mid part of the decade in response to the population increase, so they naturally are hiring. Payouts by insurers have not changed. Having government arbitrarily decide the value of cases hasn't effected insurance rates. <br/><br/>By this time next year, there will be another increase in rates due to the loss of investment income with the stock market crash. If it were true, it would. (Well, actually the perception is probably more important to physicians than the reality, so truth may be optional to them) In reality, though, Texas’ gains relate to population increases, which still outstrip the physician increases. A number of new hospitals came online in the mid part of the decade in response to the population increase, so they naturally are hiring. Payouts by insurers have not changed. Having government arbitrarily decide the value of cases hasn’t effected insurance rates.

By this time next year, there will be another increase in rates due to the loss of investment income with the stock market crash.

]]> By: Rogue Medic http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/texas-malpractice-reforms-are-working.html/comment-page-1#comment-88891 Rogue Medic Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/texas-malpractice-reforms-are-working-too-well.html#comment-88891 Perhaps this will act as an incentive for other states to do likewise, to attract physicians. Perhaps this will act as an incentive for other states to do likewise, to attract physicians.

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