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Phil Gingrey: “I want to share some examples of excessive costs for liability concerns. Consider this: an April 2002 survey of…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2003
I want to share some examples of excessive costs for liability concerns. Consider this: an April 2002 survey of physicians showed that nearly 80 percent have ordered more tests than medically needed because the doctors feared being sued, and nearly 75 percent referred patients to specialists more often than necessary. Doctors spent $6.3 billion last year on medical liability coverage. Hospitals and nursing homes spent billions more. The Federal Government, through its funding of Medicare, Medicaid and other programs, pays an additional $28 to $47 billion a year for health care due to the cost of medical liability coverage and defensive medicine.
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Phil Gingrey
Georgia
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Discussing the financial impact of medical liability concerns on healthcare costs.

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