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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
Tort reform would probably be one of the most important pieces that should be passed. One of the big reasons health care costs are so high is that doctors are practicing to cover there own butts down here so that they don't get sued. For example I went to the doctor when I first moved down here for a cold. He gave me chest x-rays, sinus x-rays, blood test, etc. which is compared to when I would go to a doctor in Canada I wouldn't get any of those tests.
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Doctors bill for services. More services=more money.
The tort reform argument generally applies to malpractice insurance rates, which in certain areas are indeed pretty high. But I doubt very much if tort reform would result in much cost savings in the American health care system. It's kind of a trickle-down argument, and it depends on doctors (some of whom are already billing to the max, as you point out) passing on the savings to consumers, just out of the goodness of their hearts.