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Ref or mi ngt heSof tTi ssueI nj uryCl ai msPr ocess Thi sFr i day ,6J anuar y2017i st hedeadl i nef ori nt er es t edpar t i est ogi v et hei rf eedbac kont heMi ni s t r yofJ us t i c ec ons ul t at i onpaper‘ Ref or mi ngt heSof tTi s s ueI nj ur y ( ‘ whi pl as h’ )Cl ai msPr oc es s ’ . Thewei ght y82pagedoc umentout l i nespl anst os c r apt her i ghtt oc ompens at i on,oratt hev er yl eas t ,putac apont heamountpeopl ec anc l ai mf ormi norwhi pl as hi nj ur i es .Whi pl as hc l ai msar e50% hi ghert hanadec adeago.I ns ur er shav e pl edgedt opas sons av i ngsf r om anypr opos edc hangest odr i v er st hatc oul dbe wor t hat ot al of£1Bi l l i on. Al t hought her ei sus ual l ynoc l earandpr ec i s edef i ni t i onofwhi pl as h,t heAs s oc i at i onofBr i t i s hI ns ur er s( ABI )s ay si tac c ount sf ormor et han20% oft heav er age mot ori ns ur anc epr emi um.Per hapsbec aus eofi t sambi guousnat ur e–andbec aus es omel awy er sar ek eent oenc our agemot or i s t st omak ec l ai ms-whi pl as hi s s t r ongl yas s oc i at edwi t hi ns ur anc ef r audwhi c hc os t st heUKov er£3Bi l l i onay ear . TheABIs ay st hatf r audac c ount sf oratl eas tanex t r a£50ay earperper s oni ni nc r eas edpr emi ums . Ther ear eov er1, 500whi pl as h i ns ur anc ec l ai msmadei nt heUK ev er ydayandus ual l yt heyar et he r es ul tofr oadt r af f i cac c i dent s . Beac onI ndependentMedi c al Ex ami ner si st heonl yUKf i r mt hat pr ov i desev i denc ebas edmedi c i ne r epor t st ot hei ns ur anc ei ndus t r y .The f i r m’ sCEO Phi l l i pKi z uns ay s ,“ We’ v e c ompl et edours ubmi s s i ont ot he Mi ni s t r yofJ us t i c eands i nc er el yhope t hatourf eedbac kdoes n’ tf al l ondeafear s . “ Themos ti mpor t antr ef or m neededi st heov er haul oft hes t andar dofmedi c al r epor t i ngi nt heUK.Ther ei snogoodr eas onf orpeopl et oc ont i nuet os i mpl yr el y upon‘ medi c al ex per topi ni on’ bas edonac l ai mant ’ ss t or yorani ndi v i dual doc t or ’ s ownex per i enc e. “ Theev i denc ebas edmedi c i ne( EBM)model i sapr ov enef f ec t i v et ool f ors et t l i ngc l ai msmor eac c ur at el yandgi v i ngs t ak ehol der st hek eyf ac t sneededt o weedoutex agger at i onandf r aud.Ev i denc ebas edmedi c i nei sus edt os et t l ei ns ur anc ec l ai msi not heradv anc edj ur i s di c t i onss uc hasAus t r al i a,Canada,andt he Uni t edSt at es .Whynother ei nt heUK?
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“ Di s appoi nt i ngl yweatBeac onI ndependentMedi c al Ex ami ner sdonotbel i ev e t hatev i denc ebas edmedi c i nei sus edt oqual i f yi ns ur anc ec l ai msandi ti snot bei ngc ons i der eds er i ous l y .Thi si si ns pi t eoft hehuges av i ngsonof f er . “ Thef undament al i s s uei st hatt hec ur r entUKc l ai mss y s t em r ei nf or c esex agger at i onandf r aud.I nt hev as tmaj or i t yofl owv al uec l ai m medi c al r epor t sadoc t or ’ sopi ni onsi sbas edont hec l ai mant ’ shi s t or y ,whi c hi st ak enasr el i abl e,i ns pi t e off i nanc i al i nc ent i v est opr ov i def al s ei nf or mat i on.Doc t or st ak et hec l ai mant ’ s wor dwhent heyat t r i but es ev er es y mpt omst oami norc ol l i s i ons uc haswhi pl as h oc c ur r i ngf ol l owi ngadec i s i on.Thedoc t ori spai dt opr oduc ear epor t ,c onf i r mi ng t hes ubj ec t i v ec l ai msmadebyt hei ndi v i dual .Thi spr ac t i c eofac c ept i ngt hedoc t or ’ sex per i enc eandper s onal opi ni onass uf f i c i entt os uppor tamedi c al c l ai m,i gnor esobj ec t i v eas s es s mentoft hec l ai msmadeus i ngt hel at es tmedi c al s c i enc e. “ Cur r entev i denc ebas edandpeer r ev i ewedmedi c al l i t er at ur es houl di nf or m t hedoc t or ’ sopi ni onsr egar di ngex pec t edr ec ov er yf r om t hec ondi t i onsi nques t i on. Ev i denc ebas edmedi c i nei mpr ov esdec i s i onmak i ngbyemphas i s i ngt heus eof ev i denc ef r om wel l des i gnedandc onduc t edr es ear c h.Us i ngt hi smet hodol ogy , f ai randobj ec t i v ec onc l us i onsc anbedr awnaboutt hec l ai msmade. “ Deal i ngwi t ht hemedi c al el ement sofaper s onal i nj ur yc l ai m hasbeenmar gi nal i s edandunder v al uedf orf art ool ong.Gonear et heday swhenar angeofmedi c al opi ni onsar er el i eduponwhendoc ument i ngani nj ur y .Byus i ngopi ni onbas ed ons c i enc et obot hdoc umentani nj ur yandt hent oqual i f yac l ai m us i ngt hes ame s c i enc e,ev er y onewi t hal egi t i mat ec l ai m wi ns .Thos el ook i ngt ot ak eadv ant age ofc ur r entweak nes s esi nt hes y s t em l os e. “ I ft heMi ni s t r yofJ us t i c es t ar t edt ot ak eev i denc ebas edmedi c i nes er i ous l y t hi swoul dhav ear adi c al andpos i t i v ei mpac toni ns ur anc ec l ai ms .Wewoul ds ee pr emi umsr educ edc ons i der abl yi nt hef ut ur eandhel pmi l l i onsofmot or i s t ss av e t hei rhar dear nedc as h. “ Ther ear emanys hadesoff r audandr eal i s t i c al l yi twoul dbedi f f i c ul tt oer adi c at ec ompl et el y ,howev er ,ev i denc ebas edmedi c i newoul dmak et hemos ts i gni f i c antmeas ur abl edi f f er enc ei nt hes hor t es ts pac eoft i me. ”
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Housi ngMi ni st erbackshel pt or entschemes TheGov er nmentHous i ngMi ni s t erhasbac k edac al l f orhel pt or ents c hemest o enabl epeopl et oes c apehomel es s nes s .
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