Medical lawsuit diagnosis : "When a friend told me recently he was to undergo a painful medical procedure to see if he has cancer, it reminded me of a time years ago when I faced a similar prospect. ... The first part was uncomfortable but not painful or with any great infection risk. After a young doctor had put me through this first part, an older specialist took over and examined the results -- and decided against the second part of the test. My wife asked me if that meant I did not have cancer. My answer was, 'No! What it means is that the doctor weighed the alternatives and decided that the chance that I had cancer was sufficiently small, and the danger of infection from the test itself was sufficiently large, that the best choice was not to go any further.' ... Since this was many years ago, apparently the doctor chose correctly. But how many doctors feel free to make such choices in today's legal climate?"

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For greatest efficiency, lowest cost and maximum choice, ALL hospitals and health insurance schemes should be privately owned and run -- with government-paid vouchers for the very poor and minimal regulation.

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