Michael Burgess: “I rise to share stories from the State of Texas that represent where we are in this current medical liability crisis.…”

“I rise to share stories from the State of Texas that represent where we are in this current medical liability crisis. This is indeed a national crisis and it affects all of us on a national scale. Back in my district, just this past week, on Friday, a young man, a doctor named Kevin Magee, came to my attention. Dr. Magee is what is called a perinatologist practicing in Plano, Texas. Perinatologists are obstetricians, just as myself and the gentleman from Georgia are, but they are kind of like an obstetrician plus. They spend an additional 2 years in training, in fellowship, and they take care of the sickest mothers. They deliver the smallest babies. Unfortunately, just by virtue of what they do for a living they become lawsuit magnets. This year, Dr. Magee received his bill for his medical liability insurance coverage and found it came to over $125,000.”