Tort Reform

As the National Health Care Debate continues, I believe one area that can save a lot of money is if legislation is created that clearly states a patients bill of rights, listing the penalties for physicians and others in the health care industry who commit a crime of negligence, ignorance or stupidity against a patient. This way the patient and health care professional know the penalty, whether it is a fine or banishment depending on the severity of the error.

All of this goes with Tort Reform, which takes attorneys and lawsuits out of medicine. Currently, malpractice insurance is so high in some states that physicians refuse to practice in them.

With standardized penalties, frivolous lawsuits can become a thing of the past and health care professional can dedicate themselves to providing the best treatment for their patients and not be worried about a lawsuit.

I sent the following letter to the President and my representatives regarding Tort Reform.

As always feel free to us any or all of the letter when you write to the President and your representatives.


If we work together and become a single voice we just make Health Care reform a reality.

Its Common Sense!!




Dear Mister President,
I have submitted earlier suggestions regarding the Health Reform legislation and have one more. Tort Reform. Let's get the lawyers out of health care. I believe that the government should set a national standard of penalties for physicians and others in the health care industry who commit crimes, especially of negligence and ignorance against their patients. By establishing a firm set of guidelines, or patients' bill of rights, lawyers and lawsuits could be removed from the medical scene, malpractice insurance could be stabilized and nationalized, and the attorneys and their exorbitant lawsuits could be removed from the picture.
How much health care money can be saved with the removal of attorneys?
You have repeatedly stated that you are against special interest groups, yet the attorney lobby certainly seems to have a big vote on this issue.
Please stick to your guns, drop the special interest, do what is best for the American people and insist that Tort reform is part of National Health Care Reform.
Thank you
Michael Wolfe