[CitizensTruth] Do we really want universal health care?

[Jay Becker]

I thought this event/book might interested you all since it's somewhat related to this thread. 
Jay


	
	    
		       
	


	
	    
		
		
	
        
            
            The Chicago Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society and 
Barnes and Noble DePaul Center present:


If America is a Lawsuit Nation, 
Who is to Blame?
Featuring:



Tom Geoghegan


Author of See You in Court: How The Right Made America a Lawsuit Nation, Prominent Chicago Labor Lawyer, 


Author of Other Books Including Which Side Are You On?,  


 Finalist for
the National Book Critics Circle Award 



Monday, November 17, 2008
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Barnes & Noble DePaul Center, Lower Level

1 E. Jackson Boulevard 
Chicago, Illinois

There is no cost to attend this event.  Lunch will be provided. Mr. Geoghegan's book, See You in Court: How the Right Made America a
Lawsuit Nation, will be available for sale and
signing.    





Reservations are requested. RSVP here. 


 


See You in Court
has been described as "an impassioned rebuttal to books such as Philip K.
Howard's The Death of Common Sense" and "[a] powerful new
argument that right-wing legal policy gives Americans no recourse but to sue
one another."  Is Mr. Geoghegan correct, or is the left to
blame for the number of lawsuits today?  And has there really been an
explosion in the number of lawsuits?  If so, is that necessarily a bad
thing?  Join us for a program addressing these important
issues.    



--- On Fri, 11/7/08, Hal Snyder <hal at drxyzzy.org> wrote:
From: Hal Snyder <hal at drxyzzy.org>
Subject: Re: [CitizensTruth] Do we really want universal health care?
To: citizenstruth at six.pairlist.net
Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 10:18 AM

Thank you for the posting, but the connection to universal health care is not apparent.
If we get single-payer, not-for-profit, universal health care, it is likely that malpractice and other awards will be smaller because costs to injured parties for ongoing care will be less. But legal redress should remain fully available, and may even be more effective in a climate where corporations have less power over the system.
Here's a reference discussing malpractice and universal health care. You will see there is no mention of barring lawsuits. In fact, the author speaks out against caps on economic damages while speaking in favor of single-payer.
Medical Malpractice, Health Care Quality And Health Care Reformhttp://tinyurl.com/6h4s57
Hal
On Nov 7, 2008, at 9:27 AM, Robin Migalla wrote:
Hello Everyone,
In the current system, this is just a sample of what I believe universal health care would mean for us...
To whet your appetite...
"Today, I'm bringing you some rather disturbing news about the Supreme Court's decision that essentially turned over the future of your health to corporations. Here's what happened. It's a case called Reigel vs. Medtronic.
Now Medtronic is a manufacturer of medical devices. They make the angioplasty balloons among other things, and in this case Reigel died following a surgical procedure in which one of these angioplasty balloons exploded when it was in his artery.
This medical device killed him; what a stupid situation this is. Now the FDA said that this device was approved, and then the Supreme Court ruled that because the FDA said this device was approved, the family of Reigel (again who died) could not sue the device manufacturer. Do you follow this?"
If you'd like to read the whole article, you can do so here...
http://www.naturalnews.com/024727.html
Is this what we want?
Cheers,Robin_______________________________________________
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