On October 11, RightWingGranny linked to an article at Hot Air which gave the details of the savings in healthcare costs that would be achieved by tort reform. CBO director Douglas Elmendorf has stated that tort reform would reduce the federal deficit $54 billion over the next ten years. Please keep that fact in mind as you read this post.
The blog at BigGovernmnet.com is reporting on the part of the proposed healthcare bill that deals with tort reform. The authors of the bill not only do not support tort reform--they intend to penalize states that have successfully passed it.
According to the Big Government blog:
"Section 2531, entitled "Medical Liability Alternatives," establishes an incentive program for states to adopt and implement alternatives to medical liability litigation. [But]...... a state is not eligible for the incentive payments if that state puts a law on the books that limits attorneys' fees or imposes caps on damages."
I can't help but wonder why the authors of this bill have chosen the array of new taxes to pay for their program rather than saving money by doing something that not only saves money but also brings common sense to the system.
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