Thursday, August 27, 2009

Doctors Get Slammed, So Change The Debate

One of the things that bugs me the most about the health care debate is something that isn't even on the table. And it's shameful.
The debate about health care reform in this country better wake up, because the liability question that doctors have to deal with could be a major point for discussion, but, alas, it is not part of the debate. I'm talking about liability targeting doctors. Right now doctors have to pay, collectively, for liability insurance and it is a staggering amount. It's why doctors operate out of fear and the cost in savings if this fear abates is also staggering. It seems to me to be clear that doctors need this issue to be a part of the debate and until it is, well, the discussion is meaningless. Doctors by the thousands are now operating in fear, fear that is damaging to say the least. I'd like to hear from you on this part of the debate which, unbelievably, isn't on the table. How can this be? It's unhealthy.

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