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Volume 354:2205-2208 May 25, 2006 Number 21 Next

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We have visited doctors and hospitals throughout the country and heard firsthand from those who face ever-escalating insurance costs. Indeed, in some specialties, high premiums are forcing physicians to give up performing certain high-risk procedures, leaving patients without access to a full range of medical services. But we have also talked with families who have experienced errors in their care, and it has become clear to us that if we are to find a fair and equitable solution to this complex problem, all parties — physicians, hospitals, insurers, and patients — must work together. Instead of focusing on the few . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Main Provisions of the National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation (MEDiC) Bill

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Senator Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Senator Obama (D-Ill.) are coauthors of the MEDiC bill.

An interview with Richard Boothman of the University of Michigan Health System can be heard at www.nejm.org.

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