How much would Health Courts cost to fund?
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It depends upon which Health Court proposal you look to. The Progressive Policy Institutes Health Court proposal (now going through congress) would be very expensive. As far as my knowledge goes there is not a specific number (because the proposal is only on a pilot project basis) but there would be costs to introduce an entirly new beaurocrcay. A majority of the costs would go to additional state and federal courts to hear cases, as well as thousands of additional employees that would need to be paid to sort through Medical Malpractice cases.
93630
yes, sadly you can. Small claims courts is anything up to 2500 dollars, including court costs, attorneys fees, etc.
34056
Despite some efforts to create a national system, healthcare is still funded largely by joint employer/employee contributions, with the employer typically picking up 70-80% of the cost.  \n\nMore and more options involve HMO's, or health maintainence organizations.  They trade a low-cost co-pay (or insured share of medical cost) for managing practically every decision involving your care.  HMO's often make decisions based on financial considerations.  Other insurance plans are available, but at substantially higher prices.\n\nWith healthcare costs skyrocketing, largely due to vastly increased malpractice insurance premiums, a better solution is needed.  There has been continued talk of "tort reform" which reduces the liablility of a doctor or hospital in a suit.  Other "consumer-driven" insurance plans have been developed that put the insured in more of a position to determine how much his health care will cost.  My wife and I have such a plan, and it offers us some incentive to choose our doctor visits more carefully.
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Most cases it is free. Depending on why you want it. Call your local hospital or a lawyer..They should be able to help you.
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Somewhere in the range of fifty to a hundred thousand dollars depending on how good you want it to be.  There are some non-profit agencies that do it for free for indigent defendants.
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They normally charge per hour, with a retainer fee charged up front on estimated charges for the case.  Normally in that 5 to 10 thousand dollars for them to start with your crimimial case
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Yes you should. There is no way to know for certain but for a Dr to check you. You can look for a clinic in your area if you are worried about the costs.
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I would depend on the attorney you  hired. Probably anywhere from 2,500 to 5,000 dollars.
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$5,000-$20,000 depending on what kind of surgery you need. you better get some insurance.
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consumer driven health, cos i don't have that much money.
779506
On the conservative side it would cost a minimum of $700 billion dollars taking into account death benefits and health care cost. If you wish to include the lucky ones who escape from being maimed or dead then the above amount I cited is but peanuts.
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This is doing my bloody head in.\n\nThese "druggies" are getting approx. £4,000 each, and for what? Not being able to take drugs or their substitute whilst in prison.\n\nI bet there will soon be another test case for "alcoholics" - not being able to get pissed in prison "must" be an infringement of "Human Rights" What a load of bollocks!!!!!\n\nI wonder if this payment includes costs.\n\nYou can bet your life that some lazy, fat, Human Rights lawyer has made a killing on this one. Was it Cherie Blair I wonder?\n\nAnyway this country of ours is going "stark raving mad"\n\nLets use a bit of common sense if we have to accept this "H/R" legislation.\n\nThe ordinary working man/woman won"t stand for this idiocy much longer.
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Heck, as tax payers we pay for convicted criminals to live, eat, wear clothes, exercise, watch t.v, get educated, and get free health care. There is something wrong with that!!!! An honest hard working person has no health coverage but a murderer is taken care of for free. There should be a national health care plan, but knowing this country and it's politics, if it ever happened it would be so corrupt we would all be better off with out it.
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Health care:  health insurance is expensive because of government paperwork, advertising, and medical malpractive costs.  Eliminate crap paperowrk, advertising I don't know that you can touch, and to eliminate crap lawsuits panels would be created that would review a lawsuit to see if its on medical grounds and can be allowed to clog up courts and run up lawyer fees.\n\nCut defense spending 200 billion dollars.  We just do not need that much junk.\n\nThat 200 billion needs to go to start paying down the debt
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$40,000 due to continued health care for diabetes and other "female" problems.\nFayetteville, AR.
201422
Federal payments for healthcare via the Medicaid system totaled 275billion in 2003 which are the most recent numbers I have.  It’s also important to remember in terms of tax dollars being spent you can about double whatever the Feds spent in matched state funds. Medicaid expenditures were rising at a rate of about 10% per year between 01-03.\n\nHope that helps,\nArmus
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your talkin about a lot of different factors how much money is involved. some judges will give you a fine and community service if you have a really good lawyer plus good background reports will help. if it is serious your talkin about six months to 5 years depending on the money e.t.c sorry