[Founding Father]

It's rather hard to have sympathy for the docs who can't get coverage because of their claim history. Wouldn't it be better to force them to disclose their claim history to patients and let the patients' decide whether or not to use these docs (quacks?)? The docs always have the economic choice not to carry insurance and they have the choice not to continue their practice. Likewise they have the choice to walk off the job.

[Captain Shady]

Duluth, Mn. Doctor put 100 patients at risk of tuberculosis

[Bella]

It's rather hard to have sympathy for the docs who can't get coverage because of their claim history. Wouldn't it be better to force them to disclose their claim history to patients and let the patients' decide whether or not to use these docs (quacks?)? The docs always have the economic choice not to carry insurance and they have the choice not to continue their practice. Likewise they have the choice to walk off the job.

There's many drs in PA who have many claims against them and continue to practice..the people SHOULD be able to check their history as other states are allowed and can be done online..Time to oust these bad and incompetent drs. Wonder how long it's going to take for the D's to jump on PA's new gov-elect Rendell for making the proposals that he did for the drs of Lackawanna county..What kind of deal was made..

[quebecois]

"the docs always have the economic choice to not carry insurance"

Not true...medicare regulations require that participating hospitals obtain proof of insurance before they admit physicians to their medical staff. If you aren't on the staff of a hospital, you can't admit patients anywhere.