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show first aired July 10, 2008
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It’s been almost five years since the state of Texas passed the most sweeping limits on medical malpractice awards in the country...and the reviews are glowing! Well, kinda... On today’s Health Show we’ll look at the fallout from Texas House Bill 4 and Proposition 12. We’ll also get good news from a study about Vitamin D and your heart...and we’ll get commentary from a doctor who feels the only way to get national health care...is to go on strike.
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MALPRACTICE REFORM IN TEXAS - THE FALLOUT
Since the passage and implementation of Texas House Bill 4 and Proposition 12 in 2003 which radically capped the amount of non-economic damages that could be awarded by juries, the number of medical malpractice cases filed in the state of Texas has been cut in half. The number of practicing doctors is up. The number of insurance carriers has increased. And the five largest physician insurers in the state have announced rate cuts this year, totaling approximately $50 million. This is music to the ears of tort reform lobbyists like the Texas Alliance for Patient Access. But not everyone is applauding. There are those who feel this reform has sealed the doors to the courthouse for many Texans who are the victims of malpractice. The Health Show’s Jim Horne spoke with 3 interested parties.
Vitamin D & Heart Health
Animal studies have revealed that vitamin D compounds offer great promise for treating heart failure and stopping its fatal progression. Here’s Andi McDonnell with more.
A Doctor's Strike?
The election season is in full swing and nobody seems to be talking about a single payer national health care system...and that has author Dr. Samuel Shem thinking about going out on strike.
Samuel Shem is the pen name of Dr. Stephen Bergman...the author of the novels The House Of God, Mount Misery and the just released The Spirit Of The Place.
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