Burlington County Times, Willingboro, NJ – Dec 7, 2009
… Lawmakers also voted down a measure by Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., to limit plaintiff lawyers' fees in medical malpractice cases, a politically fraught issue that pits Republicans against Democrats. That vote was 32-66…
Opinion – Thomas F. Gamba and Hector J. Lombana: Medical malpractice reform steers debate off course
Miami Herald, FL – Dec 7, 2009
… It now appears initiatives aimed at curbing medical malpractice claims and awards will be included as part of the bills for broader changes, and these med-mal tort reforms are likely to be a significant boon for doctors and their insurers but a heavy burden for injured patients and their families…
Opinion – Marc K. Siegel: The don’t-check list
New York Post, NY – Dec 7, 2009
… But as no less an authority than Dr. Howard Dean, the former Democratic Party chairman, has admitted, there's a simple reason why none of the ObamaCare bills try to address medical-liability reform: The lawyers just have too much power in Congress…
Opinion – Andrew Damiani: He wants to give this speech
The Reporter, Lansdale, PA – Dec 7, 2009
…The first step toward health reform will be tort reform; malpractice insurance is a safety net not a lottery…
Blog: A “public option compromise” that’s not?
TIME – Dec 6, 2009
… Amendments that would have altered the bill were all voted down, including proposals to scrap huge sections entirely and provisions to limit the tax deduction for insurance company executive employees and cap plaintiffs' lawyers' fees in malpractice cases…
Senate rejects health bill pay cap amendment
National Underwriter, Hoboken, NJ – Dec 6, 2009
…Members of the Senate also voted 32-66 against Senate Amendment 2927, an amendment offered by Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., that would have capped medical malpractice awards going to plaintiffs' attorneys to one-third of the first $150,000 in compensation awarded…
Obama rallies Democrats on healthcare overhaul
New York Times, NY – Dec 6, 2009
…Republicans uniformly oppose the bill, saying it would bring too much government intrusion into the $2.5 trillion healthcare system. They are urging far more modest measures that aim to reduce premiums by limiting medical malpractice law suits and allowing insurance companies to sell policies across state lines…
Lawmaker wants voters to cap damage awards
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ – Dec 5, 2009
Saying this may be the most business-friendly Legislature for years to come, Sen. Jack Harper, R-Surprise, wants to ask voters to let lawmakers limit how much judges and juries can award to accident and malpractice victims…
Opinion – Michael Getnick: Enough with the tort reform myths
New York Daily News, NY – Dec 5, 2009
…Repeated studies have shown that approximately 100,000 people die each year due to medical malpractice in our nation's hospitals…
Leahy wants antitrust law to apply to insurers
The Burlington Free Press, VT – Dec 4, 2009
…For more than 60 years, health and medical malpractice insurers have been exempt from federal antitrust laws designed to protect consumers and encourage competition. A group of senators led by Sen. Patrick Leahy wants to change that…
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