Committee OKs medical review panel bill
Star-Tribune, Casper, WY - Feb 11, 2010
The conclusions of a panel that reviews medical malpractice claims will not be admissible in court if a bill approved by a House committee gets through the Legislature...

Utah Legislature: $250K malpractice cap being debated
Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT - Feb 11, 2010
Malpractice lawsuits generally, and frivolous cases in particular, are regarded as the most obvious yet least-discussed issue of health care reform efforts, both in Utah and in Congress, according to proponents of SB145...

Editorial: Health care reform stalemate
The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ - Feb 11, 2010
...Democrats have offered nothing on malpractice so far, in deference to the trial lawyers who give them so much money. If Obama really wants to change politics, there’s an opportunity...

Opinion - Richard Ralston: Health care fight: What's next?
The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, CA - Feb 10, 2010
...Limits on noneconomic damages in medical liability lawsuits would lower the cost of insurance and the unnecessary tests and procedures now required by "defensive medicine."...

Opinion - Curt Levey: Health-care reform could create a litigation explosion
Wall Street Journal, NY - Feb 10, 2010
...Now that the federal government is inserting itself between you and your insurance company, we'll also see coverage disputes in which the feds are among the defendants. HHS might even wind up as a defendant in medical malpractice lawsuits...

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