Monday, October 26, 2009

Can Tort Reform really save our healthcare system?

Well not quite, or at least not as much as some Senators/Representatives would have us believe...according to the good people at FactCheck.org (who originally debunked President Bush's claim of hundreds of Billions that could be saved) has recently revised their opinion of malpractice reform. While reform wouldn't save us (the taxpayers) HUNDREDS of Billions, it would still save a good chunk of change. According to FactCheck and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), could save 0.5 percent which translate to $11 billion a year. Now while this isn't the massive savings Republicans have claimed, I definitely think that when it comes to Healthcare reform every little bit of savings is step in the right direction.

Here's FactCheck's analysis:
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/10/malpractice-savings-reconsidered/

2 comments:

  1. Like your blog. I have added a link to it from my site, whigblog.com.

    You might want to check your feed to make sure it is working, blogger is not updating with your recent posts.

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  2. Thanks! I checked my feed settings and everything seems ok, but I'm new to blogger so I'm not sure what more I can do.

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