[lbo-talk] state by state single payer

[Max Sawicky]

There was some study on the impact of malpractice premiums which do
vary by state  -- the right's bete noire -- and as I recall the
finding was an impact of zilch.

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> Ha, Googled "Massachusetts doctors exodus" and turned up this:
>
>> THREAT OF DOCTOR SHORTAGE DISPUTED MEDICAL SOCIETY PROJECTIONS MAY BE
>> 'POLITICAL STATEMENT,' CONSUMER COALITION CHARGES
>> The Boston Globe | September 12, 1988
>
> 1988!
>
> Here's the Massachusetts Medical Association report, which seems to be the
> basis of the line:
>
> <http://www.massmed.org/AM/Template.cfm?TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=29403>
>
> It's mainly about malpractice premiums - which lagged the U.S. from 2001-7,
> and only turned worse in the last year or two.
>
> Doug
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