Hospital Director Urges Responsibility in Malpractice Debate
Dr Robert Hickey executive vice president and director of M D Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute argues for shared responsibility among physicians lawyers and the public amid rising malpractice suits. He warns against overreliance on miracle cures and notes higher costs drive some doctors from practice creating a doctor deficit and higher patient charges. He cites increased insurance costs and calls for physician training and public understanding.
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Rom Pete Hospital
Hickey Santenatee
Texas As
Robert C. Hickey
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Hickey
University of Texas System
Insurance Lowest In First Year for Doctors
Dr. D. O. Metz of Deer Park notes first year insurance for new general practitioners runs about 3200, rising in later years to 20000 for a specialist and 30000 for a fifth year anesthesiologist. He cites osteopaths forming a group to reduce costs and argues hospital training aids diagnosis.
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D. O. Metz
Deer Park
Metz
Doctors as gods and rising medical lawsuits
Doctors are seen as powerful, with more tests and procedures driving up costs. Specialists bear many cases and practitioners urge legislative ceilings on awards amid a perceived suit-happy attitude. Dr Metz notes patients and courts vary, and doctors feel pressure in examination rooms.
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Metz
Malpractice Costs Drive Doctors Away From High-Risk Specialties
Dr. Joe Ainsworth of southeast Houston details how high medical liability insurance costs force family practitioners to drop surgery and obstetrics, affecting care in smaller cities and emergency rooms. He notes the Texas Medical Association’s push for legislation, arguing high-risk specialists face more lawsuits and that reform is needed to curb insurer prices and ensure affordable coverage for patients.
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Joe Ainsworth
Houston
Ainsworth
Dr. Ainsworth
Denton) Cooley
Michael) DeBakey
Council On Medical Legislation
The
Texas Medical Association
Austin
TMA
Council
Legislator Attacks Doctor Profit Motive In Malpractice Debate
State Representative Ed Watson of O Harvard criticizes doctors for helping create malpractice problems while noting rising liability insurance costs. He cites insurance rate hikes for physicians, claims by doctors of large increases, and argues insurers and lawyers profit without benefiting patients. Watson supported twoBills, opposed one, and doubts much of the case volume justifies high charges.
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Ed Watson
O. Harvard
Texas Insurance Board
Watson
Insurance Firms Seek Higher Rates in Medical Liability Fight
Clint Dare of the Joint Underwriters Association warns that rising malpractice claims and uneven premiums threaten doctors' insurability. He disputes a direct link between insurer profits and premiums, noting a 1000 percent rise in claims since 1919 and a projected $150 payoff per $100 in premiums for a five year span ending 1972.
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Dare
Joint Underwriters Association
SUA
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Norman Rockwell
Dr. Hickey
Robert Hickey
M.D
Harris County
River Oaks Memorial
Third Ward
MLD
Clint Dare
Texas
Office of the Insurance Information Institute
St. Paw
Insurance Information Institute
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