Medical malpractice compensation is a perennially hot topic. Will any type of compensation system, other than through the courts, work?<\/p>\n
It seems various states, and groups, are mulling over a variety of ways to deal with medical malpractice compensation, rather than leave justice to an independent court and jury. People don\u2019t seem to recognize that capping medical malpractice compensation is making a plaintiff a victim twice, or that if the victim is short-changed in terms of compensation, they will not be able to care for themselves properly. Someone needs to be held accountable for medical errors, and it\u2019s not the victim that should be paying for those mistakes.<\/p>\n
A Georgia-based group, Patients for Fair Compensation, is suggesting a medical liability structure based on the workers\u2019 compensation system. Their reason for suggesting a change is that such a system brings down health care costs, as physicians will no longer practice defensive medicine. It makes (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Medical malpractice compensation is a perennially hot topic. Will any type of compensation system, other than through the courts, work? It seems various states, and groups, are mulling over a variety of ways to deal with medical malpractice compensation, rather…<\/span><\/p>\n