> Scott wrote: > > Its the lawyers, too. It's in the article too:
Its malpractice, a family physician who had practiced here for thirty-three years said. McAllen is legal hell, the cardiologist agreed. Doctors order unnecessary tests just to protect themselves, he said. Everyone thought the lawyers here were worse than elsewhere. That explanation puzzled me. Several years ago, Texas passed a tough malpractice law that capped pain-and-suffering awards at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Didnt lawsuits go down? Practically to zero, the cardiologist admitted. Come on, the general surgeon finally said. We all know these arguments are bullshit. There is overutilization here, pure and simple. Doctors, he said, were racking up charges with extra tests, services, and ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298147 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
