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Michigan Needs Special Health Courts Edward A. Loniewski, DO
Michigan Forward, May 2006 In a piece for the Michigan Forward, Edward A. Loniewski, DO, past president of the American Osteopathic Association and the Michigan Osteopathic Association, argues that “Michigan needs special health courts” to remedy the flaws of the current medical justice system. He notes that, despite the fact that the state “has led the nation in enacting tort reforms” to address medical justice issues, “[t]he number of malpractice claims per 1,000 doctors in Michigan is among the highest in the nation, and Wayne County physicians pay the second highest medical liability insurance premiums in the country.” “With its plan for health courts,” he continues, “Common Good has offered a solution to this problem that is just the prescription Michigan needs. … The plan is generating bi-partisan support because it would bring much needed reliability to our system of justice without treading on the rights of injured patients.”
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