THE MALPRACTICE PROBLEM -- BY STANLEY GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard

We can't have health care reform without tort reform.

The extra imaging study, the extra day in hospital at the end of an admission, the repetitive laboratory testing, the admission to the hospital to be "sure" about the diagnosis are all inherent in the culture of American medical care. The avoidance of litigation has become ingrained into all aspects of medical care. Since physicians

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