Has tort reform been mentioned as part of any health care proposal

[madville]

Just wondering how it works in countries with universal/single payer systems. Can people sue the government or their doctors for malpractice or any other damages?

Has tort reform even been mentioned in the various health care plans being proposed? Would doctors accepting a public option plan be offered an extra layer of protection against lawsuits?

Since malpractice insurance premiums and lawsuits against doctors and insurance companies are a cost passed on to consumers how are these issues addressed in the proposed health care plans? Are they even addressed?

[TexasObserver]

1. Tort Reform is a red herring, and its name is incorrect. It's not REFORM.

The label "tort reform" is a marketing slogan by the forces of evil, a term dreamed up to make the destruction of tort rights easier to sell to the masses.

The cost of malpractice to the health care system is miniscule, and even at that, it covers only a tiny portion of the harm inflicted on patients by a system designed to produce profit, not good results.

If you want to save health care, remove the profit motive and provide free health care as a RIGHT, not a privilege. If someone is harmed by such a free health care system, have a schedule of benefits they receive based upon the harm suffered.

[eridani]

2. No, because it is trivial

People in other developed countries aren't always suing each other and their doctors to get money to fix medical mistakes (and often to get money even if there was no misconduct) because any subsequent care belongs to them as a matter of right.

Malpractice happens elsewhere of course, but it is much easier to deal with the sequelae. Malpractice insurance elsewhere is tightly regulated and subsidized by governments as well.