Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Solutions!
Hello! I am always complaining about life and politics, but never suggest a way to fix anything, so here we go. This is all my own opinion, so if you don't agree comment or start your own god damn blog. Today I am going to tackle health care! I think it is too expensive, hence the need for "ObamaCare". The issue isn't health care though, it's the price doctors and hospitals charge for everything. In my opinion, health care costs wouldn't even be an issue if we had tort reform. Doctors are afraid to make mistakes in surgery or with diagnosing injuries/illnesses and the prices reflect it. Again, in my opinion, the prices are high because if there are 10 surgeries and 9 go well, the expense covers the extremely large price the doctor is getting sued for, even with their own malpractice insurance. I'm really big when it comes to the American Way idea and we need to stop screwing eachother (not physically, we still need babies). Everyone makes mistakes, and that means everyone. It is about time we put our rational thinking caps on and realize it is going to hurt us in the long run if we keep suing and suing. The big issue with tort reform is the profession who gains the most from it: lawyers. That issue is extended by the profession that makes up the majority of Congress: lawyers. How can we expect any type of reform to be passed when lawyers dominate our government and they gain the most from malpractice? That issue is one I'm afraid I can't tackle. If anyone has suggestions, leave a comment. Referenda maybe? Thanks for your intellect!
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Tort reform needs to be addressed. I just need to hear a middle ground between what we have now, which is sue them if you can, and capping the amount someone can receive by suing the doctor.
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying you are arguing for the extreme, but to explain, capping the amount of money you can receive means putting a price on someone's life or pain that they will have for the rest of their life. And by capping it, you don't distinguish between doctors who actually have performed malpractice and those that may lose a frivolous lawsuit. Essentially, no matter if you got drunk and performed surgery or made an honest mistake, a person can only receive so much from you. I don't like the sound of that.
What's the middle ground? I don't know. You find it out or give me a solution to my expressed problems and we'll keep this moving right a long.
Good topic.
Brendan
Not saying that I agree with what Prof. Tom Baker but it did get me thinking
ReplyDeletehttp://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/would-tort-reform-lower-health-care-costs/
Haha well if this guy is right, we're arguing about such a small portion of the pie when it comes to health care costs.
ReplyDelete"No I want the penny!"