Reply #17: Ummm... [View All]

[Red_Viking]

When the doctor who has been stripped of his license in another state shows up drunk (again) for surgery and amputates your foot instead of taking out your appendix, let's talk.

Why not go all the way to the root of the problem, which is incompetent physicians who continue to practice medicine and hurt people. What a concept! Improve the risk pool, and viola! Rates go down. NO NEED TO PLACE THE BURDEN ON THE PATIENT/VICTIM IF THE DOCTORS ARE COMPETENT.

This amendment was troubling on two fronts:
1. It allows the legislature to set economic damage caps in malpractice cases. Sounds good, unless you're a child or a retired person. What income? Hey doc, no worries about botching that delivery. The kid died, but you're out no more than $250K. Your yacht is safe.
2. It includes the wording "and other actions." Call me crazy, but it sounds like that could be stretched and exploited to apply to all kinds of things. But our legislature would never do that, huh? They're too busy redistricting the Democrats out of office, after all.

I truly, honestly do not give two shits how much money doctors make. I'm not impressed by material wealth, nor do I envy it. I DO want the person cutting me open with a knife to know what the f*** they're doing and have SOME semblance of accountability.

Who's "you guys" anyway?

RV