tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653895891370775262.post2835481074757530140..comments2023-11-14T03:14:31.134-08:00Comments on Alison Bass: Why tort reform isn't on the table: hard lessons about special interest money in WashingtonAlison Basshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13935761578808574956noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653895891370775262.post-74732715749135350272010-03-20T17:22:40.596-07:002010-03-20T17:22:40.596-07:00Thanks for illuminating some of the behind the sce...Thanks for illuminating some of the behind the scenes funding.<br /><br />I actually disagree that the main benefit of tort reform would be to reduce defensive medical spending. Even thought that would probably save billions of dollars the main detriment of the current malpractice climate is not to increase defensive medical spending.<br /><br />The real damage caused by the way malpractice is Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449061942897120718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653895891370775262.post-72214649274846409472010-03-18T07:32:30.666-07:002010-03-18T07:32:30.666-07:00I agree that lawyers' contributions to the Dem...I agree that lawyers' contributions to the Dems partially explain their allegiance to the status quo. I also believe that Democrats philosophically are comfortable with the current medical liability system. The fact that nearly every physician in the country is hostile to it, should suggest that it is unfair. The actual costs of litigation are relatively small. The real benefits of Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.com