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How Texas Cured Its Doctor Shortage and Became a Model for Healthcare Reform
November 30th, 2008
HealthMadeEasy.com: America is facing a medical liability crisis which has resulted in decreased patient access to healthcare and rising health costs. The Pacific Research Institute (a not for profit, nonpartisan organization), was the first to do a detailed study quantifying the total cost of tort litigation in our country. They have calculated that the excessive tort costs in the United States due to lawsuit abuse totals $589 billion each year. Lawsuit abuse by trial lawyers has been a major contributor to the increasing shortage of primary care physicians (internists, family doctor and pediatricians) and other high risk specialists (neurosurgeons, orthopedic...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-11-30)
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