Exposing lies about malpractice & health care costs

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Exposing lies about malpractice & health care costs

The insurance industry is airing ads in Washington, D.C. claiming that

malpractice cases are driving up insurance premiums for the District's

doctors, thus inflating health care costs for consumers. It is true -

the city's largest medical malpractice insurer had raised premiums on

doctors by 51 percent in just four years. But that insurer also

acknowledges in its own filings with the city government that its total

paid claims declined by 9 percent in that same time, meaning it is

raising premiums even though it is paying out less.

Bottom line, as with this issue nationally: Corporate America is

dishonestly claiming that malpractice cases are the cause of high health

insurance premiums in order to justify legislation that limits citizens'

legal rights to fight corporate abuse. It is doing this, even though the

hard data shows that the real problem in health care is insurance

industry profiteering.

 

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