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To: ilovesarah2012

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/feb/17/preventive-medicine-doctors-order-tests-to/

http://philadelphiapersonalinjuryblog.com/2010/06/er-doctors-do-excessive-testing-to-avoid-malpractice-lawsuits.html

http://www.bergencountymedicalmalpractice.com/2011/01/study-doctors-still-fear-medical-malpractice-suits.shtml


71 posted on 05/31/2011 8:22:20 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5million pay no federal income tax then vote demoKrat)
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To: God luvs America

By this logic, reducing liability could increase costly medical errors and encourage providers to recommend profitable but unnecessary and even risky treatments, increasing health care costs and lowering the quality of care. Thus the effect of tort reform on costs is an empirical question.

http://www.nber.org/aginghealth/2009no3/w15371.html


73 posted on 05/31/2011 11:13:02 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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