Comments on: Do patients trust doctors to bring about health reform? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/do-patients-trust-doctors-to-bring.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/do-patients-trust-doctors-to-bring.html#comment-90456 Anonymous Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/do-patients-trust-doctors-to-bring-about-health-reform.html#comment-90456 Anyone who gets paid doing something has a self interest in that thing, don't you think? Anyone who gets paid doing something has a self interest in that thing, don’t you think?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/do-patients-trust-doctors-to-bring.html#comment-90443 Anonymous Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/do-patients-trust-doctors-to-bring-about-health-reform.html#comment-90443 well at least you're not denying the part about lawyers' self interest. well at least you’re not denying the part about lawyers’ self interest.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/do-patients-trust-doctors-to-bring.html#comment-90422 Anonymous Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/do-patients-trust-doctors-to-bring-about-health-reform.html#comment-90422 Kevin, <br/><br/>While you can take solace in your alleged support of no-fault all you'd like, currently there is no legislative proposal for that. The "physician approved legislative proposals" to date consist of hurdles to filing a case, regardless of legitimacy, and having insurance lobbyists arbitrarily decide the value of a case, regardless of merit or the damages involved. Not sure how you think that aligns you with the patients more than the lawyers who actually help those injured when physicians and their insurers stonewall.<br/><br/>As for $50 million pain and suffering awards in med mal, can anyone point to a single one? What case was this?<br/><br/>As for "craven self interest", given that physicians support of current legislative proposals are based on their desire to pay less in insurance, I'm not sure how they are less guilty than the lawyers for the injured of following their self interest. Kevin,

While you can take solace in your alleged support of no-fault all you’d like, currently there is no legislative proposal for that. The “physician approved legislative proposals” to date consist of hurdles to filing a case, regardless of legitimacy, and having insurance lobbyists arbitrarily decide the value of a case, regardless of merit or the damages involved. Not sure how you think that aligns you with the patients more than the lawyers who actually help those injured when physicians and their insurers stonewall.

As for $50 million pain and suffering awards in med mal, can anyone point to a single one? What case was this?

As for “craven self interest”, given that physicians support of current legislative proposals are based on their desire to pay less in insurance, I’m not sure how they are less guilty than the lawyers for the injured of following their self interest.

]]> By: bboydiabohttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/do-patients-trust-doctors-to-bring.html#comment-90406 bboydiabo Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/do-patients-trust-doctors-to-bring-about-health-reform.html#comment-90406 let's see, if we were to switch to a no-fault system:<br/><br/>pros: patients would be awarded damages more promptly and probably more often overall, malpractice insurance would go down for doctors, not to mention eliminating the years of agony dealing with these cases for both sides<br/><br/>cons: no more $50 million awards for "pain and suffering," less money for lawyers<br/><br/>hmm... very easy for lawyers to claim they are looking out for the patients' best interests and doctors aren't when you have this staring you in the face let’s see, if we were to switch to a no-fault system:

pros: patients would be awarded damages more promptly and probably more often overall, malpractice insurance would go down for doctors, not to mention eliminating the years of agony dealing with these cases for both sides

cons: no more $50 million awards for “pain and suffering,” less money for lawyers

hmm… very easy for lawyers to claim they are looking out for the patients’ best interests and doctors aren’t when you have this staring you in the face

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