Posts tagged: malpractice

Apr 04 2009

Edwin Leap: Who pays when politicians commit malpractice?

The following is a reader take by Edwin Leap.

My kids love to play Monopoly. They delight in acquiring properties, making money and crushing their siblings. They play with passion and savagery. That is, until recently. A couple of weeks ago I walked past the Monopoly board, spread on the floor between my children and their dear friend Tyler.

‘How’s it going guys?’

‘Great game, but we all ran out of money. Read more »

Mar 18 2009

Will reforming the malpractice system be a deal breaker for health reform?

In a surprise, President Obama has signaled a willingness to discuss medical liability as part of the health reform process.

Good for him for standing up to the trial lawyers, a core constituency of the left.

That’s a good sign, as the costs of defensive medicine brought on by the broken malpractice system, should be addressed if there is any hope of reducing health care spending.

Trial lawyers like to say that medical Read more »