New York Times, NY (Associated Press) - Jan 22, 2010
...Alternatives to medical malpractice litigation also could yield savings. The Congressional Budget Office, reversing a previous analysis, says curbs on jury awards in malpractice cases could save the government $54 billion over 10 years by reducing defensive medicine...
Health-care bill supporters prepare for longer road to passage
Bloomberg.com - Jan 22, 2010
...A group of 25 House Democrats is pushing for passage of smaller bills to address rising medical costs, insurance practices and medical malpractice concerns...
Democrats drop health plan in face of voter anger
Washington Examiner, DC - Jan 22, 2010
..."Both of those bills, as they stand now, are dead," said Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., after a caucus meeting with panicked House Democrats, who characterized Brown's win and the message it sent as their party's Hurricane Katrina...
Berks stakeholders weigh in on reform
Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jan 22, 2010
...I'd also like to see a fix for the medical liability system and for the broken Medicare reimbursement system for physicians."...
Editorial: Election didn't change need for health reform
The State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL - Jan 22, 2010
...Medical malpractice reform, the GOP’s pet health-care reform idea, would save the government $41 billion over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That’s in addition to the $132 billion that would be saved under the Senate Democratic bill as it exists today...
Insurers now focus of Democrats' health talks
Wall Street Journal, NY - Jan 21, 2010
...A second bill would remove the antitrust exemption enjoyed by the health-insurance industry, and a third would attempt to relieve the burden doctors face from medical-malpractice lawsuits, an idea popular among Republicans...
Opinion - Carolyn B. Lamm: Health courts: Adding injustice to injury
The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA - Jan 21, 2010
...The American Bar Association firmly supports the integrity of the jury system, the independence of judges, and the right of consumers to receive compensation for their injuries – without any arbitrary caps on damages or denial of rights to a jury trial...
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