Thursday, July 27, 2006
Med Mal: fix errors or fix the courts?
How should government deal with rising healthcare costs? Part of the GOP plan -- on state and national levels -- is attacking the ‘problem’ of medical malpractice. Ezra Klein in Slate does a nice job of tackling the ‘malpractice myth’ and examines a countering idea from Senators Clinton and Obama that would “cut the number of medical malpractice cases by reducing medical errors.”
The difference between Republicans and Democrats on this issue, Klein notes, is Republicans generally favor tort reform (“suits and payouts are the ill”) while Democrats believe the problem is “a slew of medical injuries of which the suits are a symptom.” And studies show Democrats are right. Read the Slate piece here.
The difference between Republicans and Democrats on this issue, Klein notes, is Republicans generally favor tort reform (“suits and payouts are the ill”) while Democrats believe the problem is “a slew of medical injuries of which the suits are a symptom.” And studies show Democrats are right. Read the Slate piece here.
