Opinion – J. James Rohack, MD: AMA is working with the Senate
Wall Street Journal, NY – Dec 28, 2009
… It also authorizes grants to test alternative medical liability reforms that show promise in benefiting patients and reducing the impact of defensive medicine. The AMA supports passage of the amended Senate bill…

System reform at what cost?
The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, KS – Dec 27, 2009
…The KHA along with regional doctors and administrators say health care reform should include liability system reforms…

Editorial: Heal the health bill
Orlando Sentinel, FL – Dec 27, 2009
… For this reason, we're disappointed the Senate ruled out a public insurance option, and neither chamber made a serious stab at medical-malpractice reform, interstate insurance sales or changing the cost-inflating system that pays providers for the quantity, not quality, of care…

Opinion – Ron Slagell, Samantha Pearl: Health-care reform – We need to do better
Battle Creek Enquirer, MI – Dec 27, 2009
… Many critical issues are not sufficiently addressed in the current legislation: true reform around medical malpractice lawsuits, personal responsibility, pharmaceutical access and cost…

Opinion – Cara Peggs: Docs realize that coverage does not mean care
The Indianapolis Star, IN – Dec 27, 2009
… Doctors already have no autonomy or authority -- due to federal regulations -- but still carry all the liability and risk, as you see in the billion-dollar medical malpractice industry…

Missouri bill would regulate docs’ malpractice premiums
Kansas City Business Journal, MO – Dec 25, 2009
A rural Missouri legislator wants to tie medical malpractice insurance rates to malpractice judgments in the county where a health care provider practices…

Senate, House to haggle over differences
Wall Street Journal, NY – Dec 25, 2009
… However, Democrats didn't focus on malpractice as they shaped their bills, especially after they lost hope of gaining any significant Republican support. The final Senate bill contains a mostly symbolic suggestion that states adopt alternatives to lawsuits, but no major direct changes to the system…