It pains me to see all the misinformation re RTT. It’s NOT a new right. It allows patients ineligible for trials & who have no treatment options to ask the company making experimental drugs if they may try the drug. (U’ve been able to do that 4 decades.) Access isn’t guaranteed
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Replying to @ABatemanHouse
It helps to eliminate concerns, of legal action a company or a doctor may have for prescribing such a drug that has not been FDA-approved yet. The medical industry, especially, is always afraid of being sued for trying something outside of the box. Please try to be more positive
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Replying to @MaNoLiToCoNo
I can’t be more positive if it doesn’t square with the facts! I’ve NEVER had a company tell me liability was a concern in their decisionmaking re access & 2 separate searches of law literature turned up no such cases. There r ways to make companies more willing: liability’s not
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Replying to @ABatemanHouse @MaNoLiToCoNo
As for drs, maybe. Maybe they were scared of being sued. But all drs in the US already have insurance that would cover them in case of such suits, &the likelihood of the suit being successful is, in my opinion as a non-lawyer, exceedingly slim. (Have discussed with real lawyers!)
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Replying to @ABatemanHouse
You couldn't be more wrong. Most doctors do not have malpractice insurance. Please stay focused on the issue. This is about the pharmaceutical companies
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On avg in the US, Ob gynecologists pay around $85,000 a year in malpractice premiums. 100% of them carry malpractice insurance. In states without tort reform, those premiums can be much higher.
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Replying to @MaNoLiToCoNo @ABatemanHouse
Just because doctors are allowed doesn’t mean they actually do. Any independent surgeon, obgyn, or any other high risk for being sued specialty wouldn’t be in practice for long without insurance. Cost is why most are becoming employees of institutions that provide ins. coverage.
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Ken isn't very good at this, is he?
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