Comments on: Congressman Inslee on why tort reform won’t work http://moveonuponline.com/congressman-inslee-on-why-tort-reform-wont-work/ Conservative Political posts writen by experienced journalists #TSCOT Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sandy http://moveonuponline.com/congressman-inslee-on-why-tort-reform-wont-work//comment-page-1#comment-6 Sandy Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:17:43 +0000 http://moveonuponline.com/?p=13#comment-6 Tort reform, as shown in Texas does reduce the operating expenses for Doctors. It is only one of many steps that should be considered in Health Care Reform to reduce the waste in medical spending. It is not "the" answer, but one of many that should be addressed. The point was, Jay Inslee used the article in the New Yorker to support his position that tort reform doesn't work and therefore doesn't need to be considered in HCR. His representation was misleading as that article had nothing to do with tort reform, either positive or negative, when pointing to the cost of health care in McAllen, TX. Tort reform, as shown in Texas does reduce the operating expenses for Doctors. It is only one of many steps that should be considered in Health Care Reform to reduce the waste in medical spending. It is not “the” answer, but one of many that should be addressed.

The point was, Jay Inslee used the article in the New Yorker to support his position that tort reform doesn’t work and therefore doesn’t need to be considered in HCR. His representation was misleading as that article had nothing to do with tort reform, either positive or negative, when pointing to the cost of health care in McAllen, TX.

]]> By: Jiminbothel http://moveonuponline.com/congressman-inslee-on-why-tort-reform-wont-work//comment-page-1#comment-5 Jiminbothel Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:54:28 +0000 http://moveonuponline.com/?p=13#comment-5 So, why hasn't tort reform in Texas actually resulted in cost savings in Texas? Yes, doctors are saving money and moving to TX to take a bigger share of skyrocketing bills, but as far as I can tell, Texans are not saving money on their health care bills. So, why hasn’t tort reform in Texas actually resulted in cost savings in Texas? Yes, doctors are saving money and moving to TX to take a bigger share of skyrocketing bills, but as far as I can tell, Texans are not saving money on their health care bills.

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