Re:It is bad, wrong way to go about it
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I would like to respond to this, as we have had Tort reform here in Texas for 10 years. All medical lawsuits are capped at $250,000.
2 things happened that they said would not happen.
1. Medical malpractice insurance did not go down. I rose at the exact same rate as all other states.
2. Insurance premiums did not go down. Some would argue that Texas has the highest insurance rates in the country, mostly due to the obesity epidemic.
There is only one way to fix the system. Set prices on medical services and premiums and then force insurance companies to pay 100% of the cost of those services. This bill does not address that.
What it does do, is subsidize health care for the poor and brings some much needed regulatory reform to the medical insurance industry. Its not what I want, but I will take it over what we have today. Hell, its only monopoly money the government is playing with anyway.
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I would like to respond to this, as we have had Tort reform here in Texas for 10 years. All medical lawsuits are capped at $250,000. 2 things happened that they said would not happen. 1. Medical malpractice insurance did not go down. I rose at the exact same rate as all other states. 2. Insurance premiums did not go down. Some would argue that Texas has the highest insurance rates in the country, mostly due to the obesity epidemic. There is only one way to fix the system. Set prices on medical services and premiums and then force insurance companies to pay 100% of the cost of those services. This bill does not address that. What it does do, is subsidize health care for the poor and brings some much needed regulatory reform to the medical insurance industry. Its not what I want, but I will take it over what we have today. Hell, its only monopoly money the government is playing with anyway.