The Pros And Cons Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists

George W. Bush once said,“Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN’s aren’t able to practice their love with women all across the country.” There are a variety of obstetricians and gynecologists who, unfortunately, have had the issue of dropping out of their practice due to upcoming problems in the work force. Obstetricians and gynecologists practice with the reproductive system of a women, and the work of delivering a baby. The complications in the ob-gyn labor force include the unproportional ratio of ob-gyns to women who are expecting a child. Career Background Information
Obstetricians and gynecologists “must complete a doctor of medicine degree or doctor of osteopathic medicine …show more content…
There are many reasons as to why OB-GYNS across America are more exposed to the issue of lawsuit claims against them due to the fact that they are risking two lives at the same time on the table. Adam S. Levine stated, “Ob/gyns are sued more frequently and pay more for less professional liability coverage than physicians in virtually all other medical specialties except neurosurgery” (Levine, 2015). When a mother, who is expecting a child, comes across her delivery date, the lives of the mother and child are at the hands of the working obstetrician and gynecologist. “In most states there is a two year statute of limitations to file the medical malpractice claim. However, these states have certain stipulations that claim the injured party has two years to from the time they witnessed the act to file their claim” (equoteMD, 2011). In addition, the two years statute does not limit until the injured party reaches the age of eighteen. This means that the family has a total of twenty-one years to file a claim over the practicing OB-GYN, and it emphasizes the risk that these doctors endure because of the period of time to file these complaints. For example, a complication that may have occurred in the delivery room can have a lasting impact on the doctor’s practice for 21 years of their career. In Nevada and Florida, the medical malpractice claims are the highest depending on the …show more content…
A statewide liability cap limits the liability of the doctor at hand. While many argue that these liability caps allow the doctor to make careless mistakes, in reality, it gives the doctor the peace of mind to work to their full potential without worrying about the point of view of the patient. In an office, the patient may always be correct, and the doctor will be at risk of being filed a lawsuit for their “careless help.” With states such as California and Minnesota, OB-GYNS pay about 20,000 for their insurance rates. With the liability cap for all states, the number of medical malpractice suits can decrease immediately. Lawsuits will decrease since they depend on the plaintiff’s advantage to take the case of a trial, and the tort reform statutes is the guess that many of these claims tend to be excessive. The OB-GYN medical practice will always have the highest numbers in insurance, but these claims put into all the states can dramatically assist all of these doctors in the money they have to pull out of their pocket every month, and hopefully not every twenty-one