Wall Street Journal
September 29, 2009
By PHILIP K. HOWARD
Eliminating defensive medicine could save upwards of $200 billion in health-care costs annually, according to estimates by the American Medical Association and others. The cure is a reliable medical malpractice system that patients, doctors and the general public can trust.
But this is the one reform Washington will not seriously consider. That's because the trial lawyers, among the largest contributors to the Democratic Party, thrive on the unreliable justice system we have now.
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And furthermore, most of the lawmakers in congress are lawyers themselves which insures they are not interested in tort reform.
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