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Originally Posted by fishbones
Johhny,
A huge part of the crazy cost of healthcare is malpractice insurance for doctors. These costs have to be passed on to patients by doctors and hospitals. I know you work or worked in the medical field, so you must have some knowledge about this. Many of the best doctors coming out of medical schools now go into research because it's almost financially impossible to go into private practice and make a living while paying off student loans. That's why you see so many doctors trained outside of the US practicing medicine here.
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On the other hand, an entire industry has been created helping American patient's travel to other countries for medical operations because the costs in the US are too high.
You are absolutely right that malpractice suits and the cost of insurance are a huge issue for doctors. Another part is the ridiculous price of pharmaceuticals.
Limitations need to be put into place with regards to malpractice suits and doctor liability. The slightest mistake and the doctors are found guilty and ordered to pay insane fines, where as only gross negligence should make them liable for amounts over $125k.