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Tuesday, August 31, 2004UPDATE: And over at PointofLaw, evidence that tort reform is lowering malpractice insurance premiums in Texas: Insurance rates for hospitals have declined 8% and 17% for fiscal 2004 and 2005; the Texas Medical Liability Trust, the state's largest medical malpractice insurer for individual doctors, reduced premiums by 12%. Christus Health, which self-insured, has saved $21 million, and will use that money to build a community clinic for the indigent in Corpus Christi. A trial lawyers' front group representative churlishly complains that 'We should not be measuring the success of this on whether hospitals are making more money.' It's worth noting that in many communities, free clinics have had to shut down because their volunteer staff couldn't afford the malpractice premiums. Nice to see doctors in Texas putting the reforms to good use. UPDATE II: And over at Point of Law's sister site, Overlawyered, we find out what happens when doctors try to police their own. (The same thing happened at our hospital a few years ago when the surgical staff tried to oust a bad surgeon. They got sued, and lost, to the tune of a couple million.) Also check out the story of Kevorkian lawyer Geoffrey Fieger's John Edwards-worthy performance. It almost worked. posted by Sydney on 8/31/2004 02:20:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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