A serious problem that pits the docs against the lawyers. Litigation in this country is out of hand and I'm pleased to see serious efforts at reform. I wonder the position of our local medical center? and the Bar Association?
"In the 2004 campaign, the American Trial Lawyers Association political action committee gave $2.1 million to federal candidates, almost all of them Democrats. The American Medical Association's political committee contributed nearly $2 million, with 81 percent going to Republicans. The American Medical Association said that nearly 20 states were facing malpractice crises, with premiums having risen by 50 percent or more in the last two years. The group cites skyrocketing litigation costs."
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