It costs the health care system 3 times the normal rate when they have to fight off all those ridiculous suits for every little reaction some patient has when the overall use of most approved drugs greatly benefits the majority.
I agree, that is part of the problem. People (especially lawyers)should not receive massive windfall's when taking legal action.
Why that problem is virtually ignored, is a mystery to me. But I have a question (which is likely silly): are doctors/hospitals able to require a patient to sign a contract that eliminates all legal liability? And refuse to treat anyone who doesn't sign it?