Bipartisan health reform is still possible
Forbes.com - Feb 9, 2010
...Medical malpractice liability for physicians leads to the practice of 'defensive medicine'- -the use of unnecessary and possibly harmful tests and procedures to deter lawsuits--which contributes to higher costs...

GOP may skip health-care talks if Dems won't dump bills
The Denver Post, CO - Feb 9, 2010
...Republicans also contend that changes in state medical malpractice laws could lower costs and slow the growth of premiums.

No high hopes for health care summit
Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, VA - Feb 9, 2010
...But Republicans aides say that even if Obama endorsed a tort reform component, that alone wouldn’t be enough to win GOP support for the Democratic plan...

On health bill, G.O.P.'s road is a new map
New York Times, NY - Feb 8, 2010
...However, some of these proposals — like federal limits on damages for pain and suffering and punitive damages — are potentially in conflict with the Republicans’ emphasis on federalism and state autonomy...

Va. congressman seeks end to anti-trust exemption for health insurers
Insurance & Financial Advisor, Hunt Valley, MD - Feb 8, 2010
With the drive to reform health care stuck in neutral, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider a key element of its legislation later this week: the repeal of an anti-trust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurers...

Opinion - Dennis Byrne: Supreme Court sets bad public policy
Chicago Tribune, IL - Feb 8, 2010
The Illinois Supreme Court demonstrated last week that it takes the "supreme" in its name all too seriously, as it struck down with divine certainty one of the best things that the Illinois Legislature has done recently: tort reform...