[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BlogPosting","dateModified":["2024-04-15","2024-06-28"],"url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/malpractice-myths\/","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/malpractice-myths\/","name":"Malpractice Myths","headline":"Malpractice Myths","articleBody":"A\u00a0lot of misinformation is being spread about malpractice and the need for tort reform to protect doctors.\u00a0Some of the popular myths are that patients file frivolous claims, that the threat of malpractice is driving doctors away from the practice, and that malpractice claims drive up the cost of health care.\u00a0In Wisconsin, there is a special law that protects doctors, providing special rules on damages and on who pays them.\u00a0All medical negligence claims must be brought under chapter 655.\u00a0As this article will show the popular myths have no validity, and doctors are well taken care of here.Myth 1:\u00a0There are too many malpractice lawsuitsOnly 1 out of 8 people injured by malpractice ever file a lawsuit.\u00a0Harvard University conducted a study that found 97% of malpractice claims were meritorious.\u00a0Over the last decade, filings have decreased by 8%.\u00a0This is not the picture of a tort system out of control.Myth 2:\u00a0Malpractice claims drive doctors awayDoctors in Wisconsin are protected by the patients compensation fund.\u00a0In 2007, the fund had a balance of over $800 million.\u00a0The fund pays any malpractice judgment or settlement in excess of a million dollars.\u00a0The American Medical Association reports the number of doctors keeps increasing at a rate faster than the population growth.\u00a0There were four states that had a decrease in the number of doctors.\u00a0Each of these states has a malpractice cap.Myth 3:\u00a0Malpractice claims drive up health care costsAccording to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the total spent on malpractice claims was\u00a00.3% of health care costs in the United States.\u00a0The Congressional Budget Office and the Government Accountability Office reached the same conclusion.Medical malpractice can have catastrophic consequences for the injured party.\u00a0There needs to be access to the courts for these people.\u00a0The tort system provides that access and provides all participants the opportunity to have their case decided by a jury.","description":"A\u00a0lot of misinformation is being spread about malpractice and the need for tort reform to protect doctors.\u00a0Some of the popular myths are that patients file frivolous claims, that the threat of malpractice is driving doctors away from the practice, and that malpractice claims drive up the cost of health care.\u00a0In Wisconsin, there is a special law that protects doctors, providing special rules on damages and on who pays them.\u00a0All medical negligence claims must be brought under chapter 655.\u00a0As this article will show the popular myths have no validity, and doctors are well taken care of here. Myth 1:\u00a0There are too [\u2026]","datePublished":"2019-05-13","about":"Personal Injury","wordCount":314,"author":{"@type":"Person","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f34718d3c46ee2833d3ccf83f7221a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96,"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f34718d3c46ee2833d3ccf83f7221a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/author\/lawtoncates\/","name":"LawtonCates","identifier":7,"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/author\/lawtoncates\/#Person"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/lawtoncates-logo.png","height":73,"width":438,"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/lawtoncates-logo.png"},"name":"LawtonCates, S.C.","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/malpractice-myths\/#Organization1"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lawton-cates-attorneys.jpg","height":550,"width":694,"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lawton-cates-attorneys.jpg"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/malpractice-myths\/#BlogPosting"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Malpractice Myths","item":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/malpractice-myths\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]