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Well said. There are some myths floating around about how the vultures are supposedly the consumer rights' advocates, not the insurance companies that don't even want to pay when they're obligated to. Isn't it hypocritical, for example, how the medical profession complains that there aren't enough doctors because of lawyers, when in fact the medical profession severely restricts membership? Overseas one can get a medical degree as an undergraduate, and for a lot less money and suffering. In the USA, reliable academic sources have revealed just how few medical students are in the industry for anything but the money. And only 1 in 4 med. malpractice lawsuits results in a favorable award for the plaintiff. Think how much worse those cold & calculating doctors would be if they didn't have such a disincentive though.

For more statistical details:

http://www.atla.org/medmal

Does our Republican Party really want to become known as the party of corporate impunity?

Isn't it hypocritical, for example, how the medical profession complains that there aren't enough doctors because of lawyers, when in fact the medical profession severely restricts membership? Overseas one can get a medical degree as an undergraduate, and for a lot less money and suffering. In the USA, reliable academic sources have revealed just how few medical students are in the industry for anything but the money. And only 1 in 4 med. malpractice lawsuits results in a favorable award for the plaintiff. Think how much worse those cold & calculating doctors would be if they didn't have such a disincentive though.

First Doctors don't restrict the supply. It's restricted by the huge cost of educating a physician TO OUR STANDARDS. Do you really think an undergraduate degree would make a good physician?

Second so what if they are " in it for the money? Someone who claims to do something out of sheer altruism is always suspect. What profession would work so hard and sacrafice so much without some reward? Trial lawyers?

Third if only one of 4 rewards is favorable for the plaintif, then I guess 3/4th of the complaints were unjustified. Too bad the doc has to spend money effort and time to fight those. Remember the plaintif gets a free ride, no win no pay. And if the shyster scores even 1/4 he's making quite a living.

Keep pushing the litigation, and pretty soon you will have a major crisis in this country. Already Las Vegas has lost it's Level 1 trauma center because of inability to staff due to malpractice rates. Lots of other states are headed the same way. Maybe you can visit your friendly shyster next time you have chest pain, or appendicitis.