i find it interesting reading about the american legal system and the american medical system. from australia, both look utterly ridiculous. from anywhere in the world, both look utterly ridiculous.

it is encouraging to hear of them being reformed. hopefully you will all realise that lawyers are not the perfect solution to medical problems, that exhorbitant malpractice premiums and a focus on defensive medicine damage health care delivery.

no doubt some will write this off as a rort by doctors to have their costs reduced without benefit to patients. these changes will let your doctor focus on you. this is a change in your interests.

who knows, you might be lucky enough to have a society wide universal health insurance service soon. its been on the cards for a long time, and here is a precedent that they system your doctors work under can be changed.