Do you have any - ANY - data to support that assertion?
In most states, you can't even file a lawsuit against a doctor without getting an affidavit from another doctor stating that the defendant doctor was negligent. While certainly some of those doctors providing the affidavits are "hired guns," there is no way you can show that the "majority" of them are.
Just as an example, there was a thread on here the other day about a doctor that was being sued because he marked a uterous he WAS TAKING OUT with the initials of his alma mater, University of Kentucky.
The doctor made a video tape for the couple of the procedure and as they sat down to watch it some time later they saw the doctor mark the uterous.
Of course, now they grabbed a lawyer and are suing the doctor.
Is this your idea of a credible lawsuit? Sure it's just one example but there are many more out there. Admit that it's lawsuits like this one, in the majority or not, that raise the cost of malpractice insurance.
"Perry has attributed the malpractice insurance crisis to the growing number of "frivolous and abusive" lawsuits, and to escalating damage awards, settlements and legal expenses. He says 86 percent of medical malpractice claims are dismissed without payouts."These are two that popped up quick on Google.-Perry puts priority on medical malpractice
"The White House said the president's plan could save the federal government $30 billion annually in health costs and could reduce such costs for all Americans by $60 billion or more."