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Originally Posted by FRPLG
OK...but aren't people more concerned simply with the cost to themselves? When I am think about costs ultimately I am thinking what can we do to get those people paying $700 a month for insurance to only pay $600.
Also...the costs you cited...do they included the so called "defensive medicine" that doctors cite as causing issues?
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No, defensive medicine expenses are separate from the numbers I cited. The growth in actual malpractice premiums is entirely attributable to jury awards.
Wasteful utilization due to defensive medicine is a whole other cluster of expense that can also be cut.