Pied Hussein Piper
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If not then why hasn't tort reform passed? Conservatives have been pushing for it for years.
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Have Democrats created the health care issue by blocking tort reform for years?
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greentadpole
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I wonder if your opinion on tort reform would change if you or someone you loved was hurt by the same people that were suppose to help.
Brown9500v1
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[The Bill of Rights]
[Amendment VII]
[In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved,]
I thought y'all were such "Constitutionalists"?
I guess it only applies when it fits your agenda...eh?
[Amendment VII]
[In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved,]
I thought y'all were such "Constitutionalists"?
I guess it only applies when it fits your agenda...eh?
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suigeneris-impetus
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I think there needs to be an avenue for suing businesses if one has a legitimate claim. I am not really sure that the suing of doctors and hospitals is the problem. I think the real problem stems from insurance issues and greed.
The medical profession takes advantage of the fact that there is someone who will pay for the cost of medical treatment no matter what they charge. I think it has been no coincidence that when insurance became more accepted, the cost of medical attention increased.
The medical profession takes advantage of the fact that there is someone who will pay for the cost of medical treatment no matter what they charge. I think it has been no coincidence that when insurance became more accepted, the cost of medical attention increased.
Because it has to be written intelligently. One side wants to eliminate any lawsuits for malpractice, and the other side recognizes that sometimes there is actual malpractice and it needs to be addressed.
Surely you wouldn't want to be left without recourse if your child was given incorrect medication in a hospital and was permanently disabled or died as a result?
Surely you wouldn't want to be left without recourse if your child was given incorrect medication in a hospital and was permanently disabled or died as a result?
THE PATRIOT
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No.
First of all, Obama is not going to bring in universal healthcare, a fact that many people (including those who voted for him) seem not to realise. He wants to make insurance more available to all.
Second, of course universal health-cover sucks. That is why we in Western Europe have it. We think, hmm, our healthcare system sucks. I know, lets keep it. I guess that is the same with Japan and Canada as well.
FACT - the USA spends more on healthcare PER PERSON than any other nation on the planet.
FACT - the US has higher death rates for kids aged under five than western European countries with universal health coverage.
That means that a dead American four year old would have had a better chance of life if they were born in Canada, France, Cuba, Germany, Japan etc, all of which have universal health coverage.
First of all, Obama is not going to bring in universal healthcare, a fact that many people (including those who voted for him) seem not to realise. He wants to make insurance more available to all.
Second, of course universal health-cover sucks. That is why we in Western Europe have it. We think, hmm, our healthcare system sucks. I know, lets keep it. I guess that is the same with Japan and Canada as well.
FACT - the USA spends more on healthcare PER PERSON than any other nation on the planet.
FACT - the US has higher death rates for kids aged under five than western European countries with universal health coverage.
That means that a dead American four year old would have had a better chance of life if they were born in Canada, France, Cuba, Germany, Japan etc, all of which have universal health coverage.
No the Congressional Budget Office(December 2008) estimated that imposing limits on torts for medical malpractice cases would lower malpractice premiums nationwide by about 6 percent, on average from the levels likely to occur under current law. (The savings in each state would depend in part on the restrictions already in effect.) Savings of that magnitude would have only a modest impact on total health care expenditures, however reducing total health care spending by less than 0.2 percent.
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