The Doctors are Upset With The System-Part 2

I always thought that once you become a certified doctor financially this person was set for life. There was one thing I didn't take into consideration, and that was malpractice insurance. I never realized that a doctor could be sued and everything they had worked for was down the drain. One mistake and their career was over.

Many doctors are refusing to treat certain situations, and are asking the patient to sign a waiver that they cannot be sued. Many doctors are having problems finding malpractice insurance which is reasonable and cost effective. In our country there is a lawyer mindset and lawyers look for loopholes to initiate litigation.

In Las Vegas a hospital was closed down for a few days because over thirty doctors could not find liability and malpractice insurance. It became necessary for the state to get involved in order to help the doctors secure insurance. In Sanford, Florida a group of surgeons quit for a week, and one local hospital had one general surgeon. This one surgeon was responsible for all emergency operations while the group of surgeons found insurance. The horror stories continue to pop up all over the country and the doctors are furious.

The mass media puts a little burp in the newspaper, and very little is said on television. There is a shortage of doctors in many parts of the country. There are hospitals closing their doors because they cannot cover their expenses. The doctors are caught in the middle and they find it hard to meet their expenses.

There is something wrong with the system because becoming a doctor was a secure career and doctors were assured a financially rewarding income. But now doctors are being forced to close their office and retire early. Many doctors are upset with their income because they are making less money than they were making three years ago. Insurance companies continue to raise their preminuns and they also say they are not making any profits.

I was reviewing the salaries that the CEO of insurance companies are making. Some of the CEO's were making 30 million dollars in one year and there was no salary listed for the different vice-presidents. There is obviously a need to investigate the actual salary that the executive groups in these companies are receiving.

The doctors are right when they feel that there is corruption and corporate robbery. The doctors are forced to pay their insurance peminuns even though they feel it is too high. They also smell a rat but they stay quiet. There is a need for medical malpractice reform and health care to decrease. Will the doctors have to get angry and refuse to treat their patients? Who will be able to afford the price of insurance in a few years?
Roger