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When the victim of a cult or pyramid scheme finally escapes his/her masters, denial and shame often follow. What is the GOP but a pyramid scheme writ large?
The medical malpractice (med-mal) insurance industry, some politicians, and even some uncritical doctors, have of late been misleading the public about the efficacy of caps on med-mal awards, a.k.a. ‘tort reform,’ to contain healthcare costs. They are telling the public that med-mal awards are driving the disastrous cost inflation in health care we’ve seen over the past several years. But the truth is that ‘tort reform’ is just a free ride for insurers and incompetent doctors on the backs of seriously injured patients and good doctors.
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