This phenomenon is not just unique to Hawai'i...the number of doctors who deliver babies is plummeting nationwide, partly due to the high insurance premiums they are having to pay. And the reason why their insurance rates are escalating is because of the multimillion dollar lawsuits that are being filed. So even doctors who have spent years and years delivering babies with no mishaps still get to pay the same premiums as the ones who might have had a lawsuit or two.
Young women who want to have babies will have to resort to midwives or doulas, which is probably a good thing, because then there would be more natural childbirths and fewer C sections (except when the life of the baby and/or the mother is threatened).
This is one time when I think tort reform is going to be required in order to reign in the cost of healthcare.
Miulang
Young women who want to have babies will have to resort to midwives or doulas, which is probably a good thing, because then there would be more natural childbirths and fewer C sections (except when the life of the baby and/or the mother is threatened).
This is one time when I think tort reform is going to be required in order to reign in the cost of healthcare.
Miulang
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