heath care

Premiums Have Skyrocketed, Not Malpractice Claims

CONservative Spin:

“The way to control health care prices is to cut out bogus lawsuits that are driving up medical insurance costs and forcing doctors to leave the profession.”
Roger Hickey's picture

CAF STAFF

PROgressive Response:

This is simply a fraud. In fact, net claims on medical malpractice haven't been going up over the last years, while premiums charged by the companies have skyrocketed. Litigation isn't driving up insurance costs; greed is. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported that there is no connection between malpractice tort reform and overall health care spending.