The trade association AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans) is gunning for Trial Lawyers in their new advertisements that will soon be appearing all over Washington DC and beyond.
Posters Here (PDF)
Here's the TV AD
Nice Little Disengenious Nuggets:
-Their lawsuit feeding frenzy costs every American household up to $1,200 a year in higher medical bills. That's money that could have gone in your pocket.
-The medical liability system costs up to FOUR TIMES MORE than the federal government spends on Homeland Security per year.
-Two times more than education, etc etc.
"The campaign will include newspaper ads, television ads and mass transit ads. The month long campaign is designed to highlight the costs of medical liability per American household and put the overall cost of the medical liability crisis in perspective."
And when Congress listens, I'm sure it will have nothing to do with THIS.
WARNING: Contains hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to Republican lawmakers. May cause eyes to bleed!
No Associated Party my arse.