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Mar 25, 2016
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Hotty-Toddy-Reb
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All I know is that I just paid $700 for an urgent care visit for kid that bit
his tongue and all they did was give him a friggin' popsickle. That's asinine.
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This deserves its own thread RE: medical costs and lawsuits ...
MormonDevil
3/25/16 11:02am
Otoh, malpractice premiums are ridiculous. OBs routinely pay 6 figures a year in premiums. If tort reform would
slowhiteguy
3/25/16 11:09am
You have to realize though that OBs are the most at risk ...
MormonDevil
3/25/16 11:23am
I agree that they are most at risk. That said, I have talked to many and almost all of them have been sued for
slowhiteguy
3/25/16 11:43am
So the doctors claim the suits were total crap and frivolous ...
MormonDevil
3/25/16 11:52am
There are many legit lawsuits in medicine
smartup
3/25/16 12:21pm
We were only talking about the ones that never made it to an actual settlement stage cause they were thrown out for
slowhiteguy
3/25/16 4:39pm
Their attorneys are the last person...
CoachSpeak
3/26/16 10:09am
So they get the case dismissed at the pre litigation panel hearing and they sue
bluebloodedcoug
3/25/16 4:41pm
so do some lawyers. some areas of practice carry high enough stakes. can't get
Bob Vance
3/26/16 10:38pm
All I know is that I just paid $700 for an urgent care visit for kid that bit
Hotty-Toddy-Reb
3/25/16 11:16am
I had not seen the numbers from the Forbes article in the linked post.
joelvandyne
3/25/16 11:16am
It's the FEAR of lawsuits that's driving up costs
byu1
3/25/16 11:19am
WINNER
smartup
3/25/16 11:20am
Wrong ...
MormonDevil
3/25/16 11:58am
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MMCougIII
3/25/16 12:18pm
It depends on what types of case you are talking about ...
MormonDevil
3/25/16 1:30pm
Determining how much a doctor is doing to cover his
smartup
3/25/16 12:28pm
Of course you don't want tort reform. Tort reform will make less $$ for you.
smartup
3/25/16 11:19am
It will also mean no justice for truly vicitmized claimants ...
MormonDevil
3/25/16 11:59am
Sure if that helps you sleep at night.
smartup
3/25/16 12:29pm
That guy wasn't a "victim"....
CoachSpeak
3/25/16 11:49pm
There are no simple solutions to complex problems.
godawgs
3/25/16 11:44am
That's a nice narrative.
maizecoug
3/25/16 12:11pm
This is 100% correct. I do not practice in this area, but worked briefly
Thrill
3/25/16 12:41pm
It is good to see the perspective from your side of the fence.
SouthernCoug
3/25/16 1:35pm
The key is balance. Here in Nevada, malpractice suits got so out of control that
vegasnative
3/25/16 3:47pm
So a lawyer advocating to protect....
CoachSpeak
3/25/16 6:18pm
SMH
MormonDevil
3/25/16 6:31pm
There are industry norms. If those mats are a norm in the industry, they should
vegasnative
3/25/16 6:51pm
Uh...
CoachSpeak
3/25/16 11:47pm
Doctors, not lawyers, determine the standard of care in medicine.
Conan
3/26/16 12:58am
This. But it's no use trying to explain.
vegasnative
3/26/16 3:33am
Sure it is....
CoachSpeak
3/26/16 8:39am
Who is cashing in? Who is getting rich?
MormonDevil
3/26/16 11:21pm
Personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers....
CoachSpeak
3/27/16 9:14am
FWIW, Jesus didn't speak very highly of lawyers.
SJS
3/27/16 10:07am
Well-stated. I had the same thoughts reading the OP.
tony
3/26/16 8:52pm
Let's conduct a thought experiment ...
MormonDevil
3/26/16 11:19pm
First time I've ever heard of a "severe concussion" killing someone
SJS
3/26/16 11:37pm
I said he was diagnosed with a severe concussion when he first got to the ...
MormonDevil
3/26/16 11:50pm
So what was the cause of death?
SJS
3/27/16 12:03am
RE: So what was the cause of death?
MormonDevil
3/28/16 1:27pm
So he died from the stroke, not the fall.
SJS
3/28/16 4:28pm
I like that you're making your argument...
CoachSpeak
3/27/16 9:27am
This is not true at all. Reaching a guilty malpractice
P-townCoug
3/25/16 7:32pm
Lawyers that file crap suits should be held accountable. Like you said, claims no matter how ridiculous, follow the
slowhiteguy
3/25/16 7:37pm
I hope any medical malpractice lawyers on the board read this.
SouthernCoug
3/25/16 8:38pm
Interesting that you say CYA tests/procedures account for 20% of all health care costs, but MormonDevil says it
Conan
3/26/16 12:28am
Harvard study ...
MormonDevil
3/26/16 12:43am
I tend to believe the number is closer to 2.4%.
Conan
3/26/16 1:01am
20% was an estimate by a guy who wrote a book about
P-townCoug
3/26/16 1:24am
Regardless of what percentage of the cost...
CoachSpeak
3/26/16 8:51am
RE: Harvard study ...
VACougMD
3/26/16 10:06am
Respectfully ...
MormonDevil
3/26/16 10:40am
RE: Respectfully ...
VACougMD
3/26/16 10:58am
MD, a few points
SouthernCoug
3/26/16 12:02pm
It's incredible that medicine is the only profession where "being human"
P-townCoug
3/26/16 2:02pm
What are you talking about? ...
MormonDevil
3/26/16 3:12pm
Medical expert witnesses are worth about as much as my big toenail
P-townCoug
3/27/16 12:11am
So if what you is do is so vital and moral...
CoachSpeak
3/26/16 10:23am
Caps for attorney compensation are already in place ...
MormonDevil
3/26/16 3:15pm
You haven't responded...
CoachSpeak
3/26/16 9:23pm
Your ad hominen attacks are unbecoming and evidence a poor understanding ...
MormonDevil
3/26/16 11:31pm
No....
CoachSpeak
3/27/16 9:37am
That's funny, and out of line with reality. Cheers.
Bob Vance
3/26/16 10:42pm
This is so misguided. Do you believe in the free market?
Icecat
3/27/16 2:48am
I know perfectly well what I'm talking about...
CoachSpeak
3/27/16 9:48am
There is not always a moral claim to what trial lawyers do. Often however, there
Icecat
3/28/16 10:22am
Allstate's new tactic in my jurisdiction is to disregard medical bills ...
MormonDevil
3/28/16 11:44am
So is it really a chess match?
CoachSpeak
3/28/16 8:01pm
It absolutely is a game ...
MormonDevil
3/28/16 9:48pm
That makes sense...
CoachSpeak
3/29/16 1:56pm
If it is a soft tissue case ...
MormonDevil
3/29/16 2:09pm
No that doesn't make sense for you...
CoachSpeak
3/29/16 2:14pm
That's a reasonable reply...
CoachSpeak
3/28/16 7:49pm
Speaking for myself ...
MormonDevil
3/28/16 9:52pm
And that makes sense...
CoachSpeak
3/29/16 2:03pm
Caps might not be the best option, but our system for recourse due to medical
HungryCoug
3/26/16 8:07pm
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