When president Obama was speaking in front of the American Medical Association the other day, the room seemed to be in tune with his health care plan, when the president mentioned that his plan wouldn't have a cap on malpractice lawsuits, the cheers from the (AMA) members turned to boos and fell silent.
You see, president Obama's campaign received millions of dollars from lawyers that represent patients in malpractice cases, lawyers have brought some outrageous lawsuits against doctors worth hundreds of millions of dollars, insurance companies have to pay these claims, some of the numbers are astronomical in some cases, so putting a cap on lawsuits would generate a backlash from attorneys and their associations, remember now, these guys and gals are lawyers that will fight for every last dime, they supported the president so he has to reciprocate.
On the other hand are the doctors who have to pay large insurance premiums to protect themselves against malpractice lawsuits, without insurance a doctor can be ruined, also doctors in some cases may order extra tests to protect themselves against such cases, because doctors pay higher premiums, patients premiums have been on the rise in part do to rising costs on doctors by insurance companies and a little greed, ultimately we all share the burden in escalating health care cost in this country.
Lawyers don't want caps on malpractice claims, they want to continue to fatten their wallets at the expense of patients with possible lifetime disabilities, and at the expense of all Americans, their greed will continue raising the already high health care costs.
So, president Obama has to support a health care plan that keeps both camps happy, the president must keep doctors happy because without them, our ills would never be cured, and the greedy lawyers want maximum payoff at everyone's expense.
It's a slippery slope the president shouldn't have to be in, he and all politicians will continue to fail the American people, by politicising our very lives, the health care issue shouldn't be about lobbyists and whats good for lawyers and doctors, "they are a small segment of our society" the health care plan concerns all of the American people, not just a few of us.
We the people have been getting the short end of the stick for over 35 years, ever since the oil embargo of the early 70s. corporate America and their lobbyists have taken over this country and we the people have allowed them to dictate our lives, unabated, with the help of the very politicians we elected into office to represent our interests and the future of our children and grandchildren.
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