Originally posted by ERIEMAN
I'm not bitching at all. I'm not an OB, nor is anyone in my family. The simple truth is this: increases in malpractice insurance = higher billing by doctors = health insurance increases = higher medicaid taxes.

Also, the quality and availability of care will eventually tumble because less med students are going to want to get into the OB field because they won't be able to pay off thier school loans.
Sorry if I implied that you were bitching, I meant as a whole, doctors are bitching.

The article I posted shows how prices were artifically low for years.. Very few malpractice claims make it thru to court, and big monitary awards.. Don't forget, there actually are many cases where Dr.'s screw up.