Chris Murphy: “I thank the doctor from Georgia for his comments. It is very important, the point that he made, which is that the issue…”

“I thank the doctor from Georgia for his comments. It is very important, the point that he made, which is that the issue of health care, when you do not have health care providers practicing, is really something that leads to many problems and, quite sadly, deaths. One of the statistics that I quoted before from the Institute of Medicine is a study done a few years ago that threw out some broadbased numbers; somewhere between 44,000 and 100,000 people die a year from medical errors. This study has come under some question, but it is one that is often quoted by attorneys when they bring up the concern for why one needs to focus on lawsuits in order to try and change these. Some have said that no patient has ever been cured by a lawsuit. And certainly, even if it is just one, that is too many, but I would like to call upon our colleague now, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), who oftentimes refers to himself as a country doctor from Texas.”