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To: Nachoman
My research consists of paying medical bills and health insurance in Texas for the last eight years. Its possible that I’m the only person in Texas that has experienced an increase in costs, but I doubt it.

Terminology misunderstanding: The article refers to malpractice premiums, not to your personal insurance premiums (to which the cost of malpractice premiums are only one of many contributing financial factors). I take you at your word that your personal insurance premiums have been increasing.

Actually, now that I think about it I am certain you are correct, since I read how Texas ERs are stuffed with vast numbers of illegal Mexican patients, getting "free" care (out of your wallet, since the money to treat them has to come from somewhere).

57 posted on 09/20/2007 8:41:28 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
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To: FormerACLUmember

Oops, my bad. I’ve heard malpractice premiums have decreased to the point that a lot of doctors have been moving into Texas.

My point was legislators and lobbyists have been trying sell lower health care premiums as a result of malpractice caps. That hasn’t happened. The Texas legislature also told us the Lottery was going to benefit education. I have no knowledge of anyone’s shool district taxes being reduced, and this year, the Texas Plan B scholarships were ended because of a lack of funding. For these reasons, I take what “they” say with a grain of salt.

Sorry for the misunderstanding.


58 posted on 09/20/2007 8:53:16 PM PDT by Nachoman (My guns and my ammo, they comfort me.)
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