Comments on: White House Announces $25 million in Grants for States to Curb Malpractice Suits

By: secondlook

secondlook — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:10:06 +0000

I would agree it’s past time to police some of the doctors better. The bad ones ruin it for the good ones.

By: Rick McDaniel

Rick McDaniel — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:40:06 +0000

One has to wonder…..if malpractice suits are the problem, or if bad doctors is the problem?
Perhaps there should be a little more control over who gets licensed, and some oversight on them while they are practicing.
It is unbelievable, how many doctors are over-prescribing drugs to people. That has become an epidemic, and there is no way, that is responsible on the part of the medical profession.
People must stop putting doctors on pedestals.

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:03:42 +0000

I am glad to hear the president is suggesting a plan for developing tort reform.
That same thoughtful process is EXACTLY what is needed on the entire health reform structure. Instead of ramming through fundamental re-alignments of our entire national economic system — from IRS as health insurance policemen to presidentially-appointed council Overlords — and at unthinkable costs, Obama should START ALL OVER and take it slow, as he suggests in this Tort Reform idea.
To create the finest health care for America, we need to consider and incorporated the thinking of the Mayo Clinic, Dem. Sen. Wyden, the CBO, doctors and business leaders like Mr. Mackey. (Among many things, we need to leave out the $10 billion pension payola for unions)
So, Good for you, Obama, in suggesting Tort Reform! Now go and apply the same intelligent implementation to your Main Event.

By: PotatoeGater22

PotatoeGater22 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:28:42 +0000

This is stupid…its dishonest and a waste of money. This 25 million does nothing to actually stop torts or even improve patient care. It’s lip service for some poltiican to get tax money and so Obama can claim he is for tort reform without actually doing anything for tort reform.

By: mike florida

mike florida — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:38:47 +0000

And where does that money come from. They need money to pass a bill? Is it a relative or another Acorn type operation. 25 million and there will be a paper published, andsomeone will end up with a big boat or new house.

By: Ryan C

Ryan C — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:00:15 +0000

“Didn’t claim it was. Just giving some perspective. Obama spent 6x more on his 1 day inauguration then he wants to spend over 3 years investigating the benefits of tort reform.
Stop being such a knee-jerk partisan.”
Back to this old tactic huh? Just repeat the lie over and over again.
Didn’t work when you pushed the Ashley Todd hoax and it won;t work now.

By: gobot

gobot — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:23:50 +0000

Glenn Beck is going to be crying about this tonight….
“Another Glenn Beck Exclusive!!!! Obama is spending 25 quakajillion dollars on a secret program to murder tort reform advocates….”

By: julieterra

julieterra — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:15:24 +0000

“Obama makes a move towards tort reform and he gets blasted by idiotic right wingers!”
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It doesn’t matter if the President supports TARP, goes for an ice cream with his children or provides funding to save layoffs of firefighters, police, teachers and health workers – it’s all cause for the anti-Obama right wingers to trot out their regulars day’s spew and smear.

By: gus amaral

gus amaral — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:58:50 +0000

Could you tell us about the mink coat Katherine Sibelius recieved from the Kansas Trial Lawyers’ Association?
Posted by: mesquito | Sep 17, 2009 12:51:26 PM
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She sneezed into the sleeve.

By: bobtherepublican

bobtherepublican — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:43:48 +0000

Doctors: We have to order extra tests just to keep lawyers off of us.
Lawyers: *drops a few $$$ in the DNC coffers*
Obama: *smiles condescendingly* Here’s $25mil of taxpayer money. Do some reasearch and get back to me in three years.
Yep, this is going to make a difference.