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Old 04-03-2008, 10:55 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by creekster View Post
Can you exapnd on this? It is my sense that verdicts have been rather static, even when controlled for MICRA or other tort reform efforts, but I don't have any evidence I can put my hands on without too much effort.

As to yourt criticism of the insurance lobby, I think you are overstating it, but you do add another wrinkle to the issue showing why both cost fo care and access issues defy easy solution.
This is an advocacy piece, but it contains a lot of interesting data. The idea that that premiums are tied to payouts is really just a myth.

https://www.citizen.org/documents/Ma...ysis_final.pdf
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