Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, NH - Feb 28, 2010
...On tort reform, the GOP had previously sounded weak. On the surface tort reform would only shave a few percentage points off health care costs. But what became apparent Thursday was the impact medical malpractice lawsuits have on forcing defensive medicine...
Editorial: Take the next step
The Times of Trenton, NJ - Feb 28, 2010
...And it's about time Democrats consider reasonable limits to medical malpractice awards as well as selling insurance across state lines...
Opinion - Michael Smerconish: Head strong: Medical profession must police itself better
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Feb 28, 2010
...lost in the demonization of trial lawyers for political points is the medical community's inability to cut costs by cutting loose the malpractitioners among them...
Despite long odds, Dems push ahead with health care
The Times Herald, Norristown, PA (Associated Press) - Feb 27, 2010
...Obama, who will first discuss the strategy with Democratic congressional leaders, said at Thursday’s bipartisan marathon that he is open to several Republican ideas, including medical malpractice changes...
Dems take a second look at GOP proposals, including tort reform
The Hill, Washington, DC - Feb 27, 2010
...This has given an opening to centrist Democrats who want to take on trial lawyers by reforming medical malpractice law. These centrists say that Republican policy makers have made a strong case for lawsuit reform and it would be in the best interests of healthcare reform to meet them part-way...
Editorial: Obama takes wise steps toward vital health-care deal
Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - Feb 27, 2010
...Instead, they should incorporate some of the Republican ideas that would help keep health-care costs down in general. They include placing limits on medical malpractice liability and ensuring that certain states don't get sweetheart deals to curry favor and gain the support of Democratic senators who might not support a final measure otherwise...
Medical malpractice sector to soften in 2010: Report
Business Insurance, New York, NY - Feb 26, 2010
The medical malpractice insurance market is expected to soften in 2010, though some medical malpractice insurers could still be profitable this year, according to a report released Friday by Standard & Poor’s Corp...
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