i wish medical malpractice never occurred but it does. we're all human and when it does occur, people deserve to be compensated. if the best evidence was followed and everything was proper, then we just understand that that is part of our own human frailties. we desperately need to look at everything you have proposed whether it be held courts, safe harbors, evidence-based toward reform as a necessary adjunct to this value proposition. if we don't, we're going to be forever struggling with trying to contain that cost. it is a significant costs. i don't know of this $50 billion or more but it is not chump change. >> i spent my time as a naval officer in vietnam. i am struck how we take the idea we used in airplanes, a checklist and apply them to the delivery of health care. the other thing we did in naval aviation was if we have a problem, one of the systems or whatever, we did not hide it. we just broadcast throughout the navy. this happened on this flight and this mission. this is what we have done badly and frankly, that is the smart th

malpractice will solve 100% of our problems in health care. no. [laughter] in all seriousness, it's a really tough problem. the malpractice system itself is a trivial part of health care costs. the premiums, everything else, it's preponderate 3% of health care -- it's .3% of health care spending. people might be worried about malpractice regulations, and we just don't know. the best evidence comes from an economist at the harvard kennedy school who estimates it's about 3% of health care spending is defensive medicine due the malpractice. but the uth is he just pulled that out of a hat. i mean, the trh is we just don't really know how much is, um, is defensive medicine. that's why what the bill does is include the ability of states to set up pilots for alternative way of adjudicating medical malpractice states, trying internship ways of doing that. but, you know, it's hard. some states just try a blunt we'll just cap damages. that's not a great idea either. if you had a relative killed by a doctor, it's not clear why you'd be happy getting $100,000

i mean it's like malpractice.like congressional malpractice. >> that would be ideal. >> that's a good word. >> that's a good word. that's what it is. >> i would love to handle both of the problems at the same time. i buy it. we're in an emergency. can you not go over the fiscal cliff. i think our other problems are not abstract. i think when you purchase this avoidance, you have to understand the price you pay. >> i think you're right about that. you know what? when we gave the bush tax cuts, we purchased avoidance. the bush tax cuts and the wars are a big part of our projected debt. so we have to always decide in good times and in bad that if there are unintended consequences, the things we do. i don't know, ken. i'm sure the government employees very smart economists and you can't all have different opinions on this thing. i mean at some point doesn't the economist come into the room yelling? guys, you can't do this even if it gets you some votes. it's wrong. as christine says, malpractice. >> who is going to pa

. >> to what extent do medical malpractice lawsuits and premiums weigh on places like the cleveland clinic, and is this situation getting better or worse? >> well, tort reform has been something that was clearly not part of the affordable care act, and i think it's important thing that we are going to have to eventually deal with. in this ohio we have had -- in ohio we have had tort reform, and it has decreased our costs of malpractice very significantly. we think that there is estimated that about 4% of the health care costs in the united states here are attributable to malpractice and people trying to avoid it. >> what are the costs and benefits of medical tourism where americans go to other nations for major procedures that are very costly in the u.s.? >> it's interesting that there's been a great deal made out of people leaving the united states to get care outside of the united states. and the data, essentially, looks at medical tourism principally to places like india and singapore, and they always give the data above the numbers that go there -- about the numbers that go there. now,

. >> this is nothing short of economic malpractice. >> the republicans are more interested in protecting insurance companies' trysts. the truth is only insurance companies gain from repeal. >> this will likely ignite a debate over the issue frs. and there was online advertisements attacking republicans opposed to the law. >> congress may vote to repeal benefits for every day americans. >> after more debate bear on the hill, the vote is expected to happen this afternoon. we will have much more coming up on abc seven is at 6:00 p.m. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> alright. thank you. doctors may shed light on what exactly is ailing jesse jackson jr. he vanished two weeks ago. he is being treated for exhaustion. now, they are saying it is something more serious. jackson attempted suicide. he has been facing allegations that he asked a fund-raiser to campaign for rob blagojevich. the police chief is stepping down, james teare. he's decided to retire august 1. the state was looking into him after a he can get -- after he reportedly conducted background checks on people. the state will drop tha

in ohio, we have had a tort reform -- have had tort reform and it has decreased the cost of malpracticently. it is estimated at about -- that about 4% of medical costs in the united states are the result of malpractice and trying to avoid it. >> what are the effects of medical tourism, where people go to other places to avoid the high costs of care in the u.s.? >> there has been a great deal made of people leaving to get care outside of the united states. the data looks at medical tourism principally to places like india and singapore. they always give the data about the numbers that go there. the vast, vast, vast majority of those are from southeast asia and the middle east and not from the united states. it is a trickle of people who leave the united states for health care outside. it has almost negligible economic influence on health care costs in the united states. >> do the people who utilize your 24-hour call service have to have insurance? >> no. [laughter] >> aren't there other factors beyond smoking and obesity that cause ill health like chemicals, air, and water quality? what

. >> you refused a gross malpractice, professional incompetence and you're still working as a dentist? >> actually i went to the department, i was able to do -- >> how is it you're still working as a dentist? that dentist told us he no longer takes children as patients, but his website says otherwise. and today he is still a member in good standing of the american academy of pediatric dentistry. >> thank you, brian. >>> coming up, a massive avalanche buries climbers at 13,000 feet. we'll take you to mountain with the search and rescue teams. down here, folks measure commitment by what's getting done. the twenty billion dollars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. and the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is delicious. last year, many areas even reported record tourism seasons. the progress continues... but that doesn't mean our job is done. we're still committed to seeing this through. did you know when heartburn, i

>> to me malpractice reform is a huge issue. it's been activated by some that malpractice adds an extra 50 to 100 billion in health care costs and i think even to washington that's a lot of money. think how much health care you can provide with that amount of money. >> mike: i want to say thanks to call of you. your candor and honesty and the clarity of our audiences, helping them understand this is a crisis caused by government not fixed by government and i hope that people are paying attention and listening. we've kind of grew up believing we ought to listen to our doctors. folks, we ought to listen to our doctors, and doctors are not happy about obama care, do you think maybe they know more about the practice of medicine than president obama does and the members of congress does? i trust them a whole lot more. the fact that they work this hard to be as prepared as they are to save our lives and we're making it harder for them? this is absurd. please make contact with your congressmen and senators and let them know that you're

. >> on malpractices the high bar while his stepfather who also serves as his coach cheers him on. he says his stepfather and his mother, both former janice, helped him get to london >> they have always given a huge amount of support and motivation >> it has been a long journey for the 20 year-old and his mother, they flee cuba when he was a baby so he could get treatment for severe asthma >> my mom asked in a coded message to help us get out >> the family settled in miami and now he is said to represent team usa >> i want to help the team get first in london and then get all around gold for myself >> he earned an automatic spot on the team after a top finish at the olympic trials. so did john who says he will bring a good luck charm >> my rosary reminds me about my family, that they are here actually with me >> there are only five members from each team competing in london, down from six in the last olympics began to tsa goes to london with only one veteran. jonathan gordon won two medals in beijing and four years ago he decided a tattoo would be a good way to wear his olympic pri

a law described by one gop lawmaker as economic malpractice. tara mergener is in washington with more. tara, good morning to you. >> good morning to you terrell. all gop lawmakers are expected to support the repeal and they're even hoping a few democrats will join. still, the outcome is all but certain. republicans in the house will vote today to overturn the affordable care act, something they've done before. >> the american people do not want to go down the path of obama care. that's why we've voted over 30 times to repeal it, to fund it, replace it. >> democrats say the vote is just for show. >> it is political theater, puts political games against -- ahead of the health of the nation's citizens. >> but republicans insist they're listening to their constituents. >> we in the house majority elected in 2010 precisely to overturn and replace this law are expressing the will of the american people. >> the house is expected to pass the bill today and then it moves over to the senate side of the capitol where democrats are in the majority. that me

that the libor rate was dishonest, the public will legitimately ask why failed to clean up the malpracticeand if the answer is that, in the depths of the 2008 crisis, they were just trying to help the banks survive, that will simply be further evidence of the problem of too big to fail banks. to prevent such banks from failing, regulators may have colluded in a lie. if that was the case, then maybe too big to fail banks should be deemed too big to exist? can we tolerate financial institutions that effectively blackmail the government? i'm sebastian mallaby. >> susie: that's "nightly business report" for monday, july 16. have a great evening everyone, and you as well, tom. >> tom: good night, susie and everyone. we'll see you online at nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is brought to you by: captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org announcer: (♪ theme music ) (♪) matt elmore: welcome to imagemakers a weekly showcase featuring the best short films from around the world. stay tuned and enjoy the filmmakers of tomorrow to

that the older lawyers, the ones who never took an ethics class are more likely to get sued for malpractice. based on the ethics rules. the insurance companies have said its problems are not incompetence which used to be the old -- if you got statute of limitations, conflicts of interest, disqualification and other violation of the ethics rules. we got more and more lawyers disciplined. there's a lot of problems out there to be sure but there's some suggestion that more lawyers are becoming sensitive. the other thing is that i'm troubled -- actually, scott, i'm troubled by this notion in the alden case where the lawyers did the right thing by keeping their mouths shut. i talked to these lawyers. they never told their clients once, they thought they would be executed. maybe we could work out a deal for you if you confess to this other thing. or why did you tell us this? do you want to be cajoled to do the right thing. lawyers can ask their clients to do something right. this never occurred to them. let's keep quiet. they didn't ask the client about waiving. and they could have.

that bill was designed to limit medical malpractice lawsuits.hough we should note individual g.o.p. lawmakers have sponsored bills but republican leaders have never brought the proposals to a vote. you might remember mitt romney his promise to repeal healthcare reform on his would-be presidency but the washington post reports the reality is much more complicated. unless republicans gain enough new seats in congress this year romney just won't have the votes he needs for a repeal. as for romney's schedule, he is speaking at the naacp's annual convention. he is hoping to win over black voters by touting a pro-jobs message. african-americans are facing a 14.4% unemployment rate but the naacp's president says romney's message isn't resonating and he will need to lead with voter id bills. we are back with more after break and online with chat at bill current.com/billpress. where your vote is worth just as much as donald trump's. we must save the country. it starts with you. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your

[laughter] getting the state to reduce the mandate, medical malpractice reform. amelie there should be a state issue, not a federal issue. the cost of medical malpractice, the cost of defensive medicine is about 210 billion per year according to price waterhouse coopers. we have seen in texas when they did men now reform, 16,000 doctors have gone back to texas. rates have gone down, and and many of last year rick perry, the governor signed a law, the loser pays, which is very important. the president says a car and over again, doctors to to many tests. well, the practice defensive medicine from the very reason that they are free to being sued. we also need to expand the access to help savings accounts. believe the president does not like of savings accounts. but that's where readers can reduction in premiums and particularly for younger people i think we need to deregulate the state based exchanges. a number of states have returned the money. a number of gun waivers. of course california was the first to actually take the money because everything liberal happens

today's contestants are-- a medical malpractice attorney from woodmere, new york... homicide detective from houston, texas... and our returning champion-- a stay-at-home mom from san diego, california... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and, ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard. i'm starting to get very excited, because in a week and a half from now, you and i will get to enjoy some of the brightest 10-, 11-, and 12-year-old kids you have ever seen on "jeopardy!" in our kids week. but today you get to enjoy a stay-at-home mom, julie, who is facing mike and shelly, the challengers. boy, do the guys look serious. gee whiz. all right. good luck, all three. here we go--jeopardy! round. and here are your categories. first off... put me in! next... you know it. i know it...

is it possible, let me ask this question, is it possible to reduce the incidents of medical malpractice litigation? is it possible to reduce the incidents of defensive medicine, and is it possible to get better health care outcomes? one of the things we put in the health care reform bill was a $50 million authorization to incentivize states to experiment boldly on different approaches. could be safe harbors, it could be panels of merit, you know, it could be kind of thing they did up in michigan. what the university of illinois have done, they've taken the michigan idea, they really put it on steroids to see if it's possible to get reduce the incidence of medical malpractice and get better results, and the answer in about the last two years of the good work they've done is yes, yes, and yes. i would just throw that at your feet and ask you to, -- to comment, please. >> senator hatch raised this issue moments ago, we really didn't dig into it at the time, but there's a disconnect from the conversation we're having about improving the value and how we purchase health care and this whole a

mitt romney in which it said if boston boys let that one go unanswered they ought to be fired for malpractice. >> does the romney campaign need to push back on the attempt to defoin him? >> they put out an adfeaturing hillary clinton saying that bark obama that should be ashamed. this adis proved false. >> that may be true, but to the point, does he need to aggressively counter this type of ad, or attack . otherwise he will be defined by the obama campaign. >> john, we'll not let that happen. the rnc in spite of the fund raiser and's work we have enough money in the bank. we need to outsource barak obama's job. number one he's not been truthful to the american poem and fulfilled the mission and as far as china goes, bark obama hasn't done anything to make sure we have a level playing field with china. he's in the sand box with china every day and he hasn't stood up to china. and as far as outsourcing goes. what about fisca. sending millions over seas to companies that are not giving jobs to americans in this count rye. as far as outsourcing. bigger crime is taking taxpayer money and sending t

we need to reform the litigation that is all of these medical malpractice suits. the next thing we need to do is to let competition flourish. let the state create solutions. let them come up with products that a variety of products. i think american consumers for example should have the choices in health care that senator gillenbrand has. she gets a wonderful home menu of what her health care plan should be. average americans need to have those same choices she has. and we do that by letting the states come up with different solutions and different products and allow insurance to be sold across state lines so the consumers have a choice. and that will bring down the prices and make it affordable. >> i appreciate the specifics. you have chosen to challenge democratic senator kirsten-gillebrand and wendy long. very, very nice to mee you. >>> attorney general eric holder, you know he took on south carolina first and now he is taking on texas on the voter id law. it could dissen france chias minority -- disenfranchise minority voters. he will be here with his response

. >> to what extend do medical malpractice lawsuits weigh on the cleveland clinic. it getting better or worse? >> tort reform has been something that was clearly not in part of the affordable care act. and i think it's important thing we're going have to eventually deal with. in ohio we had tort reform, and it has decreased our cost of malpractice very significantly. we think that there is estimated that about 4% of health care cost in the united states are attributable to malpractice and people trying to avoid them. >> what are the cost and benefits of medical tourism where americans go to other nations that are major procedures that are costly in the u.s. >> it's interesting there's been a great deal made out of people leaving the united states to get care out of the united states and the data essentiallies look at medical tourism places to places like india and singapore. they give the data about the numbers that go there. the vast, vast, vast majority of those are from southeast asia, and the middle east and not from the united states so it is a trickle of peopl

this nhing short of economic malpractice. >> the truth is chicken noodle soup might be mmm-go f luncealt ce poli, i ismm-mbad. a ashey y, one extme mephoresers another. >> why should i continue to allow barack obama to drive the bus? >> when barack obama got the ke to e bus,t was tpped inhe dit wh tee fla tire we'vchand tres. wee pued t bus o of e dih. mi romy was t takhat s, pbabl a bus made in switzerland or bermuda, he wants to pick up some millionaires and billionaires and shower them withca. th's exaly wt ts mpai is abou mus the ird salog thearm wther mht encoage e dpingf to in untted ters >> i do love that music. i have to tell you. >> but remember -- >> that includes obama care and i'm ingoork t rormnd save- >> you ner rllynow what ing neatthe rfac >>t's sh >> i do love that music. >> oh, my goodness. shark attacks. shar attks wn youe shin caro youade tointhat it haro bieve we' onl july >>t is. giv - giv the campaign cycle, the rhetoric, the campaign attacks, we a further along than we thought we would be. >> we e. ilso tught wchin t bert gib cp tt the demoats ve gtenid othe d

. >> after you played that clip he specifically mentioned medical malpractice. important. better than a giant horrible bill. >> bill: i'm sorry, mary katharine. >> more simple take those and explain them. >> bill: no, if the republic party wants to persuade the grort of people, monthly practice isn't going to do it and increased insurance competition isn't going to do it. look them in the eye and. >> can't pitch that to anyone. >> bill: look them in the eye and say this is what we're going to do this is how it's going to help you. >> yes. >> bill: in your health and in your wallet. they can't be doing all of this other stuff that people can't connect with. juan, what do you think. >> how do you make that pitch then, bill? what is that pitch? i'm saying these are two ideas >> bill: it's not my job to do that they have got to come up with it. the obama administration came up with their pitch. the obama administration came up with their pitch. >> it failed miserably. >> we're going to punish you if you don't do what we say. that pitch is pretty clear. let's see what the repub

medical malpractice.ted that deal with disputes but it doesn't go far enough. that is a big driver of health care costs. it doesn't address that either. >> greta: so a "c" minus or a "d"? >> as a new york doctor there are a few good things are. they -- as an e.r. doctor, you should have emergency care. >> greta: you get that anyway. if you show up in the emergency room, you still get emergency care. >> but they also are trying to enforce the prudent person definition in if you come to the e.r. with chest pain and it turns out to be heartburn they can't back out. insurance companies can't say it wasn't a heart attack. you have to be treated as an emergency based on what your symptoms are and not what the final diagnosis. that is good thing. >> greta: would you not get that care otherwise? >> you would get that care, they are making sure if you buy insurance that is part of it. prudent way person standard has been around for a long time. maryland was one of the first places that enacted it in local legislat

. >> you know, i have seen this in many cases we handle, my law firm defends psychiatrists in malpractice lot of times they get sued for situations where a patient commits suicide or a patient hurts somebody else, and the claim is the psychiatrist had a duty to have the person hospitalized for their own protection, for society's protection, and didn't act. so this is going to be a big issue in the trial. was something said in those sessions that would have made a psychiatrist seek hospitalization for holmes? >> that's going to be fascinating to watch. i know colorado has executed only one inmate since 1967, so it will be interesting to see if prosecutors will seek the death penalty. we'll talk about all of this, paul, throughout the day today and in the weeks forward. thanks so much. >> nice being with you, as always, carol. >> pleasure. we have a reporter in the courtroom, so you're going to get all the news from today's hearing as soon as it's over. >> even after an aurora-style rampage, many american consider the second amendment's right to bear arms absolute. antonin scalia isn't one

this larger narrative about, you know, not getting help and -- i -- it is hilarious and campaign malpractice. but they keep coming up with these guys, i think they are all guys, who have gotten government help. that's because so many people have. they may not know it. they may not admit it but this is the roy our government helps businesses. so this can't even stay on message within their own campaign. >> no doubt about it. joan walsh, jonathan capehart, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> thanks. >>> ahead -- a brand-new nbc poll reveals about the president's campaign message and mitt romney's trouble with taxes. plus, a stunning admission from republicans promoting a voter i.d. law in pennsylvania. reminding us the real reason they are pushing it. >> voter i.d., which will allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> jackson family turmoil. how are michael's kids? where is katherine jackson? we will talk exclusively with randy and janet jackson. [ ryan ] maybe just a short run today. [ man ] "the odyssey," by homer. book one. tell me, o muse... famous town of troy

for nikki haley not to take that is gubernatorial malpractice. it is. that's a hell of a lot of money coming into a state that's not doing so well. the same with louisiana and mississippi and all of the states in the 40s and all of the indicators of child health and adult health and so on. it's a ridiculous thing to da. no reason for them to be in the position they're in, and with the leadership in the governor's office, they wouldn't have to be with this program. i wallsant a big supporter of obama's bill, but it's the law of the land. we might as will work with it, and i'm willing to work with the parts i don't like. i think it's time the republicans grow up and start working with the parts they don't like. >> governor of vermont, howard dean, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >>> ahead, the behind the scenes drama that led to last week's supreme court decision. we'll be joined with all of the details next. >>> plus, because we don't mess around with small stuff here, we have a moment at the geek feemperring nothing less than the secret of the c

american pay for that health insurance with their own tax free money and then have true medical malpractice reform. that doesn't cost the taxpayer a dime but it drives down the cost of health care for every american. it gets the bureaucracy out of it but it puts choice in the hands of your viewers. today government holds all of the cards. government gets to choose what's in our health insurance. government has control over what the doctors' decisions are and government chooses my doctor. that's not what i want for my 81-year-old mother. i want them to own their own health insurance and want them to choose their doctor. i don't want some government bureaucrat to decide if my mother gets health care or not. that's not what i want for future of the cnn viewers. >> let's turn to tweets from rupert murdoch who is a leading light of the republicans. he met romney last week. tough o chicago pros will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends from his team and hires some real pros. doubtful. romney people upset at me. of course i want him to win. save us from socialism. but should listen to good