http://www.maacenter.org/blog/more-tort-reform-lies.html Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:19:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.maacenter.org/blog/more-tort-reform-lies.html/comment-page-1#comment-95 MAA | What Does the AMA Have Against Health Care? Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:37:06 +0000 http://www.maacenter.org/blog/?p=88#comment-95 [...] has health care cost been reduced. Texas often is held up as the tort reform success model, but health care costs in Texas actually have been rising faster than in most of the rest of the [...] [...] has health care cost been reduced. Texas often is held up as the tort reform success model, but health care costs in Texas actually have been rising faster than in most of the rest of the [...]

]]> http://www.maacenter.org/blog/more-tort-reform-lies.html/comment-page-1#comment-79 What Does the AMA Have Against Health Care? | Mesothelioma and the Politics of Asbestos Litigation Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:24:24 +0000 http://www.maacenter.org/blog/?p=88#comment-79 [...] has health care cost been reduced. Texas often is held up as the tort reform success model, but health care costs in Texas actually have been rising faster than in most of the rest of the [...] [...] has health care cost been reduced. Texas often is held up as the tort reform success model, but health care costs in Texas actually have been rising faster than in most of the rest of the [...]

]]> http://www.maacenter.org/blog/more-tort-reform-lies.html/comment-page-1#comment-21 Tort Reform: Show Us Results | Mesothelioma and the Politics of Asbestos Litigation Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:48:40 +0000 http://www.maacenter.org/blog/?p=88#comment-21 [...] it is, politicians can say whatever they want about tort reform and get away with it, because no one challenges them. So the public is going to [...] [...] it is, politicians can say whatever they want about tort reform and get away with it, because no one challenges them. So the public is going to [...]

]]> http://www.maacenter.org/blog/more-tort-reform-lies.html/comment-page-1#comment-20 The Costs of “Defensive Medicine” | Mesothelioma and the Politics of Asbestos Litigation Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.maacenter.org/blog/?p=88#comment-20 [...] The claim is that doctors order unnecessary tests and treatments because they fear being sued, and the costs associated with these “defensive medicine” practices are a major driver of health care costs. This may be the strongest real argument for “tort reform,” as opposed to most other arguments, which are largely fiction. [...] [...] The claim is that doctors order unnecessary tests and treatments because they fear being sued, and the costs associated with these “defensive medicine” practices are a major driver of health care costs. This may be the strongest real argument for “tort reform,” as opposed to most other arguments, which are largely fiction. [...]

]]> http://www.maacenter.org/blog/more-tort-reform-lies.html/comment-page-1#comment-13 Toxic Talking Points | Mesothelioma and the Politics of Asbestos Litigation Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:14:19 +0000 http://www.maacenter.org/blog/?p=88#comment-13 [...] the effects of tort reform and get away with it. For example, last week former congressman Newt Gingrich wrote an op ed for a Pennsylvania newspaper in which he plainly lied about the effects of tort reform laws in [...] [...] the effects of tort reform and get away with it. For example, last week former congressman Newt Gingrich wrote an op ed for a Pennsylvania newspaper in which he plainly lied about the effects of tort reform laws in [...]

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