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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.
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As someone who works in the medical establishment, I can tell you that this is false.
In the US, doctors run exams primarily for reimbursement, not to save themselves from liability.
Texas has tort reform, and their costs aren't going down. In fact, the piece by Atul Gawande showing the dysfunction in the system used two clinics in Texas as its setting. A recent report showed that medical liability accounted for ~2.5% of medical spending. This is not where the significant problem lies.