When it comes to allopathic idolatry, the expression of the same can most certainly be insidious. In no place is this more evident than when it comes to news stories governing the costs of malpractice insurance or stories governing physicians being "driven out" or "forced out" of practice by the cost of their malpractice insurance. Unfortunately, most of these stories only report the premium side for the former and the claims from the physicians regarding the latter. When you see the "cost" side of the equation (e.g. malpractice insurance costs X dollars per in premiums), the first question that you should ask is what is the after-expense (including malpractice insurance) income of the provider in question. Most journalists, either as a result of pushing the pro-provider agenda or simply due to suspension of critical thinking skills will either not ask or not report this figure. This is not surprising, it is a bit difficult to engender sympathy for those in the profession whose mean after-expense (including malpractice insurance premiums) is the highest of all professions in this country. Think about that the next time you read about some physician making at least 145K crying about the cost of doing business.
On the issue of being "forced out" of practice... Nobody is forcing the providers out of practice. The Gestapo is not knocking on their collective door and making them leave at gunpoint. They are choosing to abandon existing patients in favor of venues that will enhance their six or seven figure incomes. Do no harm? Perhaps to the pocketbooks and social status of the providers. Patients be damned.
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