http://s-entrepreneur.com/ask-entrepreneur/why-shouldnt-obama-ites-bail-out-the-doctors-who-pay-such-high-medical-malpractice-premiums-rather-than/ ... Small Business Sat, 14 May 2011 06:27:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://s-entrepreneur.com/ask-entrepreneur/why-shouldnt-obama-ites-bail-out-the-doctors-who-pay-such-high-medical-malpractice-premiums-rather-than/comment-page-1/#comment-4482 MrNiceGu Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:53:56 +0000 http://s-entrepreneur.com/ask-entrepreneur/why-shouldnt-obama-ites-bail-out-the-doctors-who-pay-such-high-medical-malpractice-premiums-rather-than/#comment-4482 You should write a book, then mebbe I would read this. Mostly what the jist of it seems to be Obama= scary He's not. Health care in the US is a joke. Something needs to be done, and feeding bloated mega coprorate insurance companies will not help the American people. You should write a book, then mebbe I would read this.
Mostly what the jist of it seems to be
Obama= scary
He’s not.
Health care in the US is a joke. Something needs to be done, and feeding bloated mega coprorate insurance companies will not help the American people.

]]> http://s-entrepreneur.com/ask-entrepreneur/why-shouldnt-obama-ites-bail-out-the-doctors-who-pay-such-high-medical-malpractice-premiums-rather-than/comment-page-1/#comment-4481 scott b Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:45:51 +0000 http://s-entrepreneur.com/ask-entrepreneur/why-shouldnt-obama-ites-bail-out-the-doctors-who-pay-such-high-medical-malpractice-premiums-rather-than/#comment-4481 You have a little bit too much free time on your hands....time to get an actual job ;) You have a little bit too much free time on your hands….time to get an actual job

]]> http://s-entrepreneur.com/ask-entrepreneur/why-shouldnt-obama-ites-bail-out-the-doctors-who-pay-such-high-medical-malpractice-premiums-rather-than/comment-page-1/#comment-4480 Wally Z Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:31:45 +0000 http://s-entrepreneur.com/ask-entrepreneur/why-shouldnt-obama-ites-bail-out-the-doctors-who-pay-such-high-medical-malpractice-premiums-rather-than/#comment-4480 He shouldn't and there are a couple reasons. Before I mention them, this is a constant talking point of the republicans where it benefits the rich corporations (mostly the hospitals but the doctors are incorporated and enjoy the benefits of large corporations) and can leave a true victim of malpractice with absolutely nothing. Now for the reasons. First off, medical malpractice premiums are a problem but not the real cause and not that big a problem. If you have an HMO, PPO, etc, there is already a stipulation in your insurance contract that disputes are to be referred to a arbitration board whose decision is final (no lawsuits). As I said that it is a problem but the problem is that the insurance companies are overcharging for it, the way to control that is to control the amount the insurance companies can charge (for the average doctor) to a certain percentage above what they have to pay out (cost plus). Secondly, it is true that a doctor that is prone to mistakes that his premium rates will go up and the government should not be required to pay for that. It does have a speck of good where an error prone doctor could be priced out of business unless he cleans up his act. A doctor or anyone else should never get off scot free for his mistakes. He shouldn’t and there are a couple reasons. Before I mention them, this is a constant talking point of the republicans where it benefits the rich corporations (mostly the hospitals but the doctors are incorporated and enjoy the benefits of large corporations) and can leave a true victim of malpractice with absolutely nothing.
Now for the reasons. First off, medical malpractice premiums are a problem but not the real cause and not that big a problem. If you have an HMO, PPO, etc, there is already a stipulation in your insurance contract that disputes are to be referred to a arbitration board whose decision is final (no lawsuits). As I said that it is a problem but the problem is that the insurance companies are overcharging for it, the way to control that is to control the amount the insurance companies can charge (for the average doctor) to a certain percentage above what they have to pay out (cost plus).
Secondly, it is true that a doctor that is prone to mistakes that his premium rates will go up and the government should not be required to pay for that. It does have a speck of good where an error prone doctor could be priced out of business unless he cleans up his act. A doctor or anyone else should never get off scot free for his mistakes.

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