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N.Y. Doctors Could See $50,000 Fee

Submitted by Naomi Steinberger, Dec 26, 2007 08:46

Mr. Dinallo does not consider the part lawyers play in raising malpractice premiums. He should be calculating the fees paid to lawyers who pursue nonmeritorious claims against doctors. These fees are an unfair burden on doctors, patients, insurers, and our court system, and we need to know how much money is being thereby siphoned off.

In addition, your article claims that doctors can pass on the cost of rising premiums by raising fees, but in the case of Medicare patients, this is not true. The government sets these fees, not the doctor.

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get press on this! [MORE]	eric Poe	Dec 27, 2007 11:25
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Time for TORT reform- reign in the parasites . Let's work together to decide that all people need or will... [MORE]	chuck higgins	Dec 26, 2007 09:59
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Mr. Dinallo does not consider the part lawyers play in raising malpractice premiums. He should be calculating the fees paid...	Naomi Steinberger	Dec 26, 2007 08:46
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