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Saturday, September 27, 2003Other than $45,000 or so equity in his house, he has little savings. He drives a seven-year-old Toyota and has $130,000 in medical school debts. "There is a certain risk that a patient is taking because I don't have a million-dollar policy," he said. A trial lawyer finds this appalling, not because the doctor is risking personal ruin by going without insurance, but because he's depriving his patients of the right to jackpot justice: But Michael Schostok of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association said Macumber is being irresponsible. "You ought to have insurance to compensate people if you make a mistake that causes harm or death," he said. I financial, professional, and personal ruin aren't enough compensation. It's the bucks that count. UPDATE: Cut to Cure says that "going bare" may be the weapon of mass destruction in the medical liability wars. (Scroll down a few posts, blogger archives are bloggered.) posted by Sydney on 9/27/2003 06:10:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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