Unable to obtain malpractice-suit reform in the face of the strength of the trial lawyer lobby in Harrisburg, organized Pennsylvania doctors agreed to a deal in which $440 million of state taxpayers’ money over two years would be used to subsidize their skyrocketing insurance bills (see Jul. 23). But there turns out to be a great big string attached: to get the subsidy, the doctors have to sign a pledge requiring them to go on practicing in the state of Pennsylvania. Some are calling it “indentured servitude”. (Michael Hinkelman, “Malpractice relief comes with conditions”, Philadelphia Daily News, Jan. 7).
Pa.’s malpractice subsidy: strings attached
Unable to obtain malpractice-suit reform in the face of the strength of the trial lawyer lobby in Harrisburg, organized Pennsylvania doctors agreed to a deal in which $440 million of state taxpayers’ money over two years would be used to subsidize their skyrocketing insurance bills (see Jul. 23). But there turns out to be a […]
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