Los Angeles Times Article Rating

Critics say physicians 'cartel' obstructing efforts to punish bad doctors

Jul 16, 2021 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -14% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    6% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : For years, reformers have been demanding significant medical license fee increases to beef up enforcement and to alter the balance of the oversight board -- from a physician majority to a public member majority -- in the hope of getting more patient-friendly decisions in disciplinary cases.
41% : "But, it shouldn't take a shotgun approach to enforcement that captures doctors who aren't doing anything wrong and gets them caught in a web of enforcement actions unnecessarily," York said.

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