tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post7469192172432343622..comments2024-03-26T14:04:31.836-05:00Comments on EBL: How does the rest of the world get such fabulous affordable heath care? Evi L. Bloggerladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-14549621083832060552018-08-09T15:03:04.822-05:002018-08-09T15:03:04.822-05:00Leland: No (or I should say very limited) med liab...Leland: No (or I should say very limited) med liability is true in almost all countries except the the USA. It is what it is. <br /><br />The case you just described, it's egregious and frivolous. Since most doctors and hospitals get to decide whether to settle or not as part of their insurance policies, they can force the insurer to make that guy sue and then defend the case. Point is it is hard to sue doctors, but insurance costs are also high in the USA. Just be aware that tort reform often means real malpractice (which your wife must know does happen at county hospitals) results in no remedy for the victim. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-68651559294539376552018-08-09T07:31:51.836-05:002018-08-09T07:31:51.836-05:00Whether you like it or not; it is part of the Fren...Whether you like it or not; it is part of the French healthcare system, and it is most often ignored.<br /><br />Here's a true story. Wife worked at the county ER. It is a place that the US Army send medics to get real life training in GSWs. A guy walks in claiming to be epileptic. He has no history of this, and is exhibiting no signs of a seizure. He's there, because he wants drugs. The nurses triage him twice. As required, he see's a Doctor, who noting no symptoms other than the patients pretend seizures that nobody believed, recommends discharge. Doctor does ask the patient what kind of meds he wants, and the patient names the most potent opioid prescribed. Doctor says no and signs the discharge.<br /><br />The patient is wheeled outside, gets up, and has an epileptic seizure immediately, falls to the ground, and hits his head on the hospital sidewalk. Is that malpractice?<br /><br />I'll just note, this was one of about 2 dozen drug seekers that came to that ER that day. Most were denied treatment because they exhibited no symptoms, other than signs of regular drug use. All left without incident, but also left having conditioned the doctors and nurses not to trust patients. None of those drug seekers would be held liable for their behavior. They won't even face a jury, because they won't get sued or prosecuted.Lelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531159384688653131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-86496720194411135422018-08-09T07:27:12.281-05:002018-08-09T07:27:12.281-05:00The best tort reform measure we could implement (i...The best tort reform measure we could implement (in my opinion) is "loser pays". If the loser of a lawsuit was required to pay the legal fees of the winner, that would go a LOOOONG way toward eliminating nuisance and frivolous suits, which would go a long way toward getting litigation (and litigation insurance) costs under control in many industries.<br /><br />Sure, the winner of a case can always sue to recover legal costs after it's over now, but there are no guarantees that will be granted. It needs to be just a part of the deal: don't bring suit unless you have a legitimate expectation of winning because if you lose, it's going to cost you. <br /><br />That would also encourage legitimate bad actors to settle instead of letting it get to the trial stage.Sailorcurthttps://sailorcurt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-14454463081109586472018-08-08T18:48:09.932-05:002018-08-08T18:48:09.932-05:00You know how that plays out of course, the doctors...You know how that plays out of course, the doctors typically cover for each other. I am not a fan of tort reform. Truth is, it's difficult to sue a doctor in most of the US and juries tend to protect them too. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-90629709483325859452018-08-08T18:12:38.384-05:002018-08-08T18:12:38.384-05:00There's also one more thing about the French h...There's also one more thing about the French healthcare system. If you are a patient, who believes your healthcare professional acted in malpractice; you can't sue them in regular court. Rather, a panel of Doctor's reviews your case and determines if any harm occurred and what compensation you receive. <br /><br />In the United States, we call this Tort Reform. It lowers overhead and thus lowers cost. It also brings a bit of certainty to both patients and healthcare professionals.Lelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531159384688653131noreply@blogger.com