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Doctors, not lawyers, best cure for liability woes.(News)
Publication: Skin & Allergy News Publication Date: 01-JUL-04 Author: Silverman, Jennifer
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COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group
NEW ORLEANS -- A 25% reduction to malpractice premiums would do little to curb the medical liability crisis, Dr. Robert Berenson, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, Washington, said at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians.
At best, this cut would reduce overall health care spending by less than 0.5%, and at worst, "lead to an increase in the already large number of injured patients who receive no compensation,"...
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