Trial Lawyers and the Cost of Health Care

If trial lawyers are the cause of the high cost of health care, and Tort Reform is the answer, then why does McAllen Texas have the most expensive health care in the nation? Texas has some of the most restrictive legislation regarding malpractice claims in the nation. Yet, in McAllen Texas the cost of medical care in nearly twice the national average. Why? The answer is simple: over-utilization. Who benefits? Doctors who are compensated for procedures not care. They are the ones being rewarded. Defensive medicine cannot be blamed because malpractice claims have been virtually eliminated as a result of the legislative limitations. As the health care debate continues and and the red herring of malpractice is paraded as the problem, remember McAllen Texas. Michael Quinn, Esq.