The whole idea of trial by jury is based on the notion since legislators will have caps on civil suits, then ppl will go to court for what reason?
http://www.texasobserver.org/showArt...ArticleID=1436
States that prop12 will nullify our bill of rights protection to allow courts and jury to award damagers in civil suits, not just medical malpractice.
All the courts and jury will be able to do is award the cap or award less. And in some instances 250,000 is not enough such as product defects, rape, or drunk driving incidents.
Sort of falls along the same notion, hey lets cap the amount of money that can be awarded so doctors can stay in work, and so that the big insurance companies can pass the savings on to us....
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Insurence companies are in it to make money. THAT IS ALL
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Thanks for the info, goes along of what i've been saying.
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YES we medical professionals make mistakes. YES we can be sued. YES we can currently loose our entire net worth based on a biased SOB story.
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Oh i believe, anyone can be sued in a time where lawyers are going after mcdonald's for making their clients fat.
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But we do not all lose our ability to practice.
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Yah, that's so tru so many bad doctors are allowed to keep practicing...hmmm seems like it's the Medical board's duty to tackle that issue, not prop 12.
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It also fuels the argument that bad-apple doctors -- and regulators' limited ability to police them -- are partially responsible for soaring malpractice insurance premiums.
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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...olitan/2064464
Yah, hmm now it starts too look it's more of the Medical Boards duty to oversee that bad doctors get more than a slap on the wrist..not a prop 12.
So what is a texan to do?
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then maybe you should pursue a bill or act that would limit the Physicans practiceing capabilities after a major mistake.
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Yup exactly, i agree as well. I don't see how prop 12 is going to boot bad doctors? Only thing it would do is slap the doctors w/ a 250,000 fine, and w/ poor medical board regulations, they can use all the money they saved from the case and practice again.
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It seems Young man thatyou are highly intrested in where the money of this world goes to. That is a useless waste of time and energy.
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I dont see how you derived from that inference, maybe this:
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If it stated that insurance must contribue 10,20, or 30% of savings and distribute to patients then we could talk. But since it says nothing of the sort...whose to say the savings are passed on to the patients...only one way to find out right?
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I thought thats what you wanted to hear? Isn't setting a cap going to allow insurance companies to lower premiums? Well, that's all based on an assumption. Especially since we both now that insurance companies are in it for the money. :roll:
It seems to me we need stricter review of what doctors are allowed to practice in our state of texas, not a amendment that would give bad doctors a slap on the wrist...