Baylor > Lariat Archives > News  Letter to the editor  March 25,
2003  In reference to the editorial posted in Friday's Lariat,
which favored doctors being able to practice without fear if a
bill is passed that will limit jury awards in malpractice suits,
I believe there should be no limit to the amount a patient
receives in a malpractice suit.  The reason is both clear and
simple. Doctors make the majority of their mistakes because they
practice medicine carelessly and with one goal in mind: to
maximize their net income at the end of the year.  Three weeks
ago I went to a doctor and spent 45 minutes in the waiting room,
beyond my scheduled appointment. Then, after I was taken to the
room where he would see me, the first person to walk through the
door was a physician's assistant. She asked me what symptoms I
had been having, medical history, etc. Then the doctor came in
and visited me for a quick four minutes. At the end of the
appointment he billed me $295 for what was a quick consult. v
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