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I'm with the doctors on this one

This story in the Queens Chronicle details how the ridiculously high cost of malpractice insurance is driving doctors out of NY state.

 

According to the newspaper:

"Twenty-eight New York City physicians responsible for thousands of deliveries annually will likely lose their practices when Combined Coordinating Council Inc., drops their coverage on July 1.

Many of the doctors estimated that finding new insurers could raise their rates from nearly $170,000 to $240,000 annually. "
 
 

Gary Eglinton, chairman of the obstetrics department at New York Hospital Queens in Flushing, according to the article, blamed high costs on two factors, "a lottery-like mentality among plaintiffs and a flawed legal system, where lawyers and other middlemen gamble on big profits", for driving up the insurance rates.

Couldn't have said it better myself. But then again, we live in a society where people sue for coffee being too hot, so I don't expect this to change anytime soon. 

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written by Jay Golub , July 02, 2009

http://www.queensledger.com/pa...article-In NYC- a crisis in women-s health care- =&instance=home_news_2nd_left&open=&#c;omments_2778163

Councilmember Crowley is "with you" on this one too, Bryan. And I would say she got this one right...

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written by Bryan , July 02, 2009

how Crowley blames our state government regulated malpractice insurance system for this problem, which I agree with, however i'm, sure she would be the first in line to vote for federal government regulated health care.

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