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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by shimon on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:49PM (#11630673)
I agree this would be politically problematic, but not for the reason you provide. Doctors already spend tons of money on private malpractice insurance; this national pool would just be a different administration of the same insurance payments. In fact, the pool could be effected with different regulation of the existing private insurers and changes to malpractice law. And if done right, it could plausibly lower overall insurance fee burden on doctors.
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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by Scoundreller on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @06:02PM (#11632285)
> Doctors already spend tons of money on private malpractice insurance

In Ontario Canada, the government reimburses most of their malpractice insurance fees. As a result, they're currently paying 1986 rates:

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/ohip/mlp/announc...

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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by forgetsusername on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @10:43PM (#11633646)
And how is Ontario doing, generally, with regards to the number of doctors: patients?

I lived there, and know doctors personally. The answer is terrible.

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