Frivolous Lawsuits Affecting Health Care

A few statistics compiled by Sick Of Lawsuits:

Because of litigation fears, 79% of doctors said they had ordered more tests than they would based only on professional judgment of what is medically needed. (Fear of Litigation Study: Impact on Medicine, Harris Interactive, April 11, 2002)

More than 70 percent of doctors view their patients as potential adversaries due to the hotly litigious climate. (The Doctor's Advocate, The Doctors Company, 2004)

More than 40 percent of doctors reported avoiding prescribing appropriate medication because they knew the drug might be involved in litigation. (Pharmaceutical Liability Survey, Harris Interactive, July 15, 2003)

The most important thing is, of course, that bloodsucking trial lawyers are getting rich and can afford health care for their children.

John Edwards for President--because he truly knows why health care costs are high!