Steve Cohen has an interesting article, On Tort Reform, It’s Time To Declare Victory and Withdraw<\/a>, detailing the failings of tort reform in the medical malpractice<\/a> context.\u00a0 In his article, Steve outlines some of the things we’ve learned since tort reform started passing in waves, including in Texas:<\/p>\n 1) Tort reform hasn’t decreased healthcare costs.\u00a0 The theory was that doctors afraid of getting sued were prescribing all kinds of unnecessary tests.\u00a0 In fact, studies have shown that doctors in states that have enacted tort reform measures prescribe tests at the same rate as those that haven’t had tort reform measures.<\/p>\n 2) Runaway juries aren’t a real problem.\u00a0 Indeed, the data suggests that the average jury awards in medical malpractice cases are significantly lower than the average awards handed down by judges.\u00a0 If anything, juries are conservative on these cases.<\/p>\n 3) Tort reform hasn’t significantly decreased the cost of insurance for doctors, though in states (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Steve Cohen has an interesting article, On Tort Reform, It’s Time To Declare Victory and Withdraw, detailing the failings of tort reform in the medical malpractice context.\u00a0 In his article, Steve outlines some of the things we’ve learned since tort…<\/span><\/p>\n