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Re: {OT} Tort Reform??????? -
10-30-2009
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From the House Bill Section 2531, entitled �Medical Liability Alternatives,� establishes an incentive program for states to adopt and implement alternatives to medical liability litigation. [But]�� a state is not eligible for the incentive payments if that state puts a law on the books that limits attorneys� fees or imposes caps on damages. |
chairman of FreedomWorks, a right-wing group that wants the strictest
tort reform, said lawsuit-related costs amounted to only 4% of total
health care costs (PBS News Hour interview -- search www.pbs.org).
The Congressional Budget Office put the figure at roughly 1/3 that
amount.
You people need to address the real problems with health care costs
and not just your obsessions about it, and one of the main problems is
our bloated and inefficient private health insurance system, which
eats five times the proportion of our economy as it did back in the
1960s.
Scott, explain why Medicare Advantage, the privatized version of
Medicare, costs $100 a month more per client than regular Medicare run
by the federal government. Isn't the private sector supposed to be
more efficient than government?
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In article 9f027048-7873-4123-842a-4ddbc42a564f...oglegroups.com>, "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly (AT) my-deja (DOT) com> wrote: Scott in Florida wrote: From the House Bill Section 2531, entitled ?Medical Liability Alternatives,? establishes an incentive program for states to adopt and implement alternatives to medical liability litigation. [But]?? a state is not eligible for the incentive payments if that state puts a law on the books that limits attorneys? fees or imposes caps on damages. Big deal. Even former Cong. Dick Armey, who, until recently, was the chairman of FreedomWorks, a right-wing group that wants the strictest tort reform, said lawsuit-related costs amounted to only 4% of total health care costs (PBS News Hour interview -- search www.pbs.org). The Congressional Budget Office put the figure at roughly 1/3 that amount. You people need to address the real problems with health care costs and not just your obsessions about it, and one of the main problems is our bloated and inefficient private health insurance system, which eats five times the proportion of our economy as it did back in the 1960s. Scott, explain why Medicare Advantage, the privatized version of Medicare, costs $100 a month more per client than regular Medicare run by the federal government. Isn't the private sector supposed to be more efficient than government? Private insurance is NOT bloated like you lmc. |
As for our private health insurance industry, if it's fit and trim,
how do you explain the fact it can't cover patients as cheaply as the
federal government can -- the $100/month premium cost for Medicare
Advantage being one example (and there are no examples where its
coverage of seniors is cheaper)? Bring up some facts, Dbu-boo, and
not just your usual empty epitaphs.
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dbu` wrote: In article 9f027048-7873-4123-842a-4ddbc42a5... (AT) y32g2000prd (DOT) googlegroups.com>, *"larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencu... (AT) my-deja (DOT) com> wrote: Scott in Florida wrote: From the House Bill Section 2531, entitled ?Medical Liability Alternatives,? establishes an incentive program for states to adopt and implement alternativesto medical liability litigation. [But]?? a state is not eligible for the incentive payments if that state puts a law on the books that limits attorneys? fees or imposes caps on damages. Big deal. *Even former Cong. Dick Armey, who, until recently, was the chairman of FreedomWorks, a right-wing group that wants the strictest tort reform, said lawsuit-related costs amounted to only 4% of total health care costs (PBS News Hour interview -- searchwww.pbs.org). The Congressional Budget Office put the figure at roughly 1/3 that amount. You people need to address the real problems with health care costs and not just your obsessions about it, and one of the main problems is our bloated and inefficient private health insurance system, which eats five times the proportion of our economy as it did back in the 1960s. Scott, explain why Medicare Advantage, the privatized version of Medicare, costs $100 a month more per client than regular Medicare run by the federal government. *Isn't the private sector supposed to be more efficient than government? Private insurance is NOT bloated like you lmc. I was once bloated, but I'm 80 lbs. lighter now. As for our private health insurance industry, if it's fit and trim, how do you explain the fact it can't cover patients as cheaply as the federal government can -- the $100/month premium cost for Medicare Advantage being one example (and there are no examples where its coverage of seniors is cheaper)? * Bring up some facts, Dbu-boo, and not just your usual empty epitaphs.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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