| June 2006 · Vol. 18, No. 6 LETTERS
If we assert ourselves, we can solve inequities
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Fast Track
“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore”
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Maybe it has been for our own sanity that none of us has done the math to determine how many days we are working to pay our “mal-occurrence” premiums—until now. I think most of us intuitively knew the results, but I appreciate the cold slap in the face that Dr. Barbieri provided. The time has come for radical changes. Otherwise, we may regret our decision to become ObGyns.
Why are we paying such inordinate costs without reciprocal reimbursements? Litigation for malpractice (and I use the term loosely) is a societal problem in this country. Other than passivity, we are guilty only of choosing a profession we enjoy. If we assert ourselves and work collectively, ObGyns could wield more power than any other medical specialty.
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