Reply #51: The AMA does not have jurisdiction. The state boards should be doing more.

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The American Medical is a voluntary, non-licensing organization, just like the American Bar Association.

The state medical boards do NOT discipline the bad doctors. They do not discipline the doctors who are addicted to drugs, either. The doctors who commit malpractice and have a judgement against them, just move to another state and start practicing.

The doctors get really mad when you bring this up, that they are not doing enough to regulate and discipline the bad doctors. A psychiatrist got really pissed at me when I mentioned this.

Yes, I am a lawyer and I used to be a court reporter. I've seen the results of malpractice--like the guy on a gurney on his back in court, with a sheet wrapped around him. Or the baby who will never do more than hold up her head, because of oxygen deprivation. The baby who will never progress past the accomplishments of a three month old.

What happens when a doctor or hospital commits malpractice and the jury does not hold them responsible? The plaintiffs become a burden on the taxpayers.