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Tort Reform That Caps Victim Compensation Will Decrease Quality Of Medical Service

March 31, 2011 By Egberto Willies

Have you ever wondered why many are clamoring for tort reform? I bet personal injury attorney las vegas are not.

Lawsuits are less than a 2% cost problem to our healthcare system. Yet many on the Conservative Right are using this tenet as one of the reasons to oppose the Healthcare Reform Bill. It is not difficult to understand why. After-all those injured by doctors are likely to be the poor while those injured by lawsuits are generally the wealthy. That is why in Sin City we would generally need a las vegas personal injury lawyer. I am sure you know you can find them at www.lasvegaspersonalinjurylawyer.com

The reality is if we really want a big bang for the buck, then we should create a two tier system for paying for healthcare. A basic level that all Americans are automatically enrolled in that is paid for by tax dollars. For those who want premium healthcare with the bells and whistles of comfort can by private insurance. Those serious about healthcare should love such an option. It is humane and it allows for those who want out or a better plan to go private.

In other words, get insurance companies out of basic healthcare and we immediately get a 30% windfall. We must however allow any injured patient of any doctor the ability to recover provable likely total damages. If we allow caps on payouts to customers, then doctors and hospital will simply look at injuries as a cost of doing business as opposed to spending the necessary time and resources to heal the patient.

I find it amusing that those who believe in supply and demand willfully ignore that the supply/demand congruency of the argument. I would penalize lawyers who bring an obviously frivolous lawsuit as that increases the cost of healthcare on us all. Just like we have doctors who cut corners when taking care of patients, there are lawyer who cut corners and attempt to make an unearned ill-gotten dollar.

Our healthcare system is in shambles. We need to work out sensible alternatives we can all live with.

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About Egberto Willies

Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.

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