Thursday, October 15, 2009

NY Times: Medical Malpractice System Breeds More Waste

From the NY Times "Ecnomic Scene," with thanks to New America Health Blog for the link.

The title belies the very even-handed way this topic is addresses. Worth reading.

The debate over medical malpractice can often seem theological. On one side are those conservatives and doctors who have no doubt that frivolous lawsuits and Democratic politicians beholden to trial lawyers are the reasons American health care is so expensive. On the other side are those liberals who see malpractice reform as another Republican conspiracy to shift attention from the real problem.

Yet most people, I suspect, still aren’t sure exactly what to think. For them, the good news is that the issue has inspired a lot of research by economists and others with no vested interest. And after sifting through years of data, these researchers have come to some basic factual conclusions.

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