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Defensive Medicine - Still a Concern for Doctors
Posted by Jane Akre
June 29, 2010 2:48 PM

A survey of 1,231 doctors finds that 91 percent believe that doctors order more tests in order to protect themselves from medical malpractice lawsuits. A CBO survey had found that medical malpractice lawsuits amount to less than 2 percent of overall healthcare spending.

Lawsuit Reform Georgia Style
Posted by Jane Akre
November 04, 2009 12:12 PM

The 'Loser pays" proposal is just the latest in a long line of tort reform proposals, part of health care reform, that further erode an injured persons ability to seek a remedy in the court after medical malpractice.

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