As Obama pushes health issue, new cost concerns arise
Times Daily, Florence, AL - Jun 16, 2009
Mr. Obama drew repeated applause, and even some standing ovations, when he called for incentives to get more medical students to go into primary care instead of the more lucrative specialty practices, and when he pledged to work with doctors to reduce their often unnecessary “defensive medicine” to avoid malpractice lawsuits. But scattered boos met his follow-up remark that he opposed any cap on malpractice awards...

Senate mulls over health-bill details
Wall Street Journal, NY - Jun 16, 2009
...The president received a rare round of boos when he told the audience of some 2,200 that he wouldn't advocate caps on medical-malpractice awards. But he later won applause when he said he was willing to work with doctors to scale back "excessive defensive medicine" and ensure that doctors don't feel "like they're constantly looking over their shoulders for fear of lawsuits."...

Opinion - Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar: Analysis: Doctors' boos show Obama's tough road
Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN (Associated Press) - Jun 16, 2009
...But what could they expect? If Obama announced support for malpractice limits, that would set trial lawyers and unions — major supporters of Democratic candidates — on the attack. Not to mention consumer groups...

Opinion - David Greising: On balance, President Barack Obama's health-care reform plan is promising
Chicago Tribune, IL - Jun 16, 2009
...Instead of a cap, Obama is looking at evidence-based guidelines for treatment. This approach would protect doctors who follow agreed guidelines from costly malpractice lawsuits, yet leave open the courthouse door for people who have legitimate medical claims...

Obama takes RX to doctors
Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN (Washington Post) - Jun 15, 2009
President Obama wooed the American Medical Association on Monday with talk of curbing malpractice lawsuits and canceling a proposed 21 percent cut in Medicare payments ...

Senate bill $1 trillion over 10 years
Associated Press - Jun 15, 2009
...Appearing in Chicago, Obama drew boos when he told the American Medical Association he opposes caps on damages that juries or judges may award in medical malpractice cases...

Obama tells AMA, "I need your help"
American Medical News, Chicago, IL - Jun 15, 2009
..."We were thrilled that this is the first Democratic president who's talked with us about any kind of liability reform," said AMA President Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD. "That's good news."...