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Over Half Of All Americans Want Medical Malpractice Limits?

According to the Associated Press and Standford University, just over half of the Americans polled said that they believe in medical malpractice caps in injury lawsuits involving surgical errors, medication errors, and other hospital mistakes. While 53 percent of those who were involved in the study were for medical malpractice lawsuit limits, about 33 percent were against putting caps on medical malpractice.

This could be a troubling sign that most Americans do not fully understand the link between health care costs, medical malpractice lawsuits, and their own protection against surgical errors and other mistakes. Many worry that the outcry against large medical malpractice settlements will prevent some from pursing valid medical malpractice cases and receiving just settlements that will pay for their medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

The truth is that a medical mistake can cost families millions of dollars. Some suffering form medical mistakes will require 24-hour care, surgeries, chronic pain, disability, and expensive prescriptions for the rest of their lives. Other will lose the ability to work, while some will lose the ability to enjoy their hobbies. Some will die due to medical malpractice, leaving behind families without support.

In addition, medical errors and medical malpractice are extremely expensive – and those expenses can affect health care costs. Estimates say that 1.5 million people every year suffer some kind of medical error at costs of $3.5 billion a year.

Perhaps focusing on improving medical care and health care is more important than focusing on medical malpractice limits.

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