tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post2231377216214496015..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: On Over-priced SpecialistsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1808339150862261202009-04-27T19:14:00.000-05:002009-04-27T19:14:00.000-05:00drbobbs-
Great points. "Loser Pays" laws would b...drbobbs-<br /><br />Great points. "Loser Pays" laws would be good for primary care, specialists, hospitals, and ultimately patients (due to lower costs).<br /><br />Unfortunately, they'd be bad for lawyers.<br /><br />Given that lawyers <A HREF="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/indus.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00009638" REL="nofollow">donated</A> $43 million vs health care professionals' $11.5 millionDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-54577821824878690992009-04-27T12:41:00.000-05:002009-04-27T12:41:00.000-05:00Primary care compensation is not just a question o...Primary care compensation is not just a question of how much doctors are paid, but also how much they themselves spend on the cost of doing business. A Loser Pays law like the one almost the entire rest of the world has would reduce the money spent on malpractice insurance. Government deregulation would save primary care money as would laws that allow primary care practices to garnish the wagesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com