www.medpagetoday.com Costs associated with medical malpractice added about .6 billion to the nation's total healthcare costs in 2008 -- roughly 2.4% of a more than .3-trillion tab -- and most of that money went to pay for tests, procedures, and treatments associated with defensive medicine, according to an analysis by Harvard researchers.
A roundtable discussion on "This Week" with Senators Ben Nelson and Tom Coburn, and Reps. Marsha Blackburn and Debbie Wasserman Schultz following the vote to start debate on the Senate floor on health care reform. Among the highlights: Nelson clarifying his cloture vote; and Coburn likening the bill to "malpractice."
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