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People like to point to malpractice and lawyers and blame it all on that. Every actual study I've read totals the cost of tort liability (insurance, law suits,
by hcknwscommenter 7y ago
People like to point to malpractice and lawyers and blame it all on that. Every actual study I've read totals the cost of tort liability (insurance, law suits, damages, etc.) at about 5% of total health care spending. Significant to be sure, but not the bogey man people like to make it out to be.
- notadoc 7y agoIt sounds like an industry argument that would be introduced by insurers to benefit insurers, since it would obviously benefit them. I see no benefit to the patient to limiting medical error liability, but I'd be interested to hear the arguments in favor.