A good article. He neglects to mention, however, tort reform. Malpractice issues are a major cost-driver in health care and meaningful cost savings will depend on getting meaningful tort reform.
He actually mentions tort reform about 2/3 of the way down. "• Enact tort reform to end the ruinous lawsuits that force doctors to pay insurance costs of hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. These costs are passed back to us through much higher prices for health care."
A good article. He neglects to mention, however, tort reform. Malpractice issues are a major cost-driver in health care and meaningful cost savings will depend on getting meaningful tort reform.
ReplyDeleteHe actually mentions tort reform about 2/3 of the way down. "• Enact tort reform to end the ruinous lawsuits that force doctors to pay insurance costs of hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. These costs are passed back to us through much higher prices for health care."
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