[WaterDragon]

So, the doctors have shifted the malpractice insurance costs to the taxpayer, eh?

No one is talking about capping those claims? Why not? Because it isn't their money. It's the poor working slobs who'll be paying for it all.

[johniegrad]

Yours is an excellent point. This is an attempt to cost shift expenses to the government and, while I'm in agreement with most of the sentiments expressed by Freepers here about tort reform, I'm also suprised by the lack of criticism about government (taxpayers) picking this up through a legislative action. The docs should also realize that the more involved they become in government reimbursement (it's already bad), the more they will be beholden to government intervention, regulation, and control.