Wingers Post the Damdest Things (4)

[OmahaBlueDog]

They mostly speak for themselves..



hmmmm...195,000 killed by malpractice.....sounds like BS to me. However, if it were true, it would be a figure that predated the ACA...in other words (you know what's coming, lurkers) IT'D BE BUSH'S FAULT!







OK, NBC news posted that -- not a wingnut

[Scuba]

1. Sadly the facts are worse than they claim on the medical malpractice front ...

http://www.worldlawdirect.com/article/749/medical-malpractice-basic-information.html


Medical malpractice statistics According to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), over 225,000 people die each year due to iatrogenic causes. This has become the third leading cause of death in the United States, after deaths from heart disease and cancer.

12,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery
7,000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals
20,000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals
80,000 deaths/year from infections in hospitals
106,000 deaths/year from non-error, adverse effects of medication

[ZRT2209]

2. wow. good thing we have tort reform so there is no justice.