The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, VA - Jul 23, 2009
..."As I've said repeatedly, we should reform malpractice laws, encourage wellness and prevention programs... promote more competition in the private insurance market, and address the needs of small businesses in a way that doesn't kill jobs in the middle of a recession," McConnell said on the Senate floor...
Editorial: Questions worth asking at Obama's health care event in Cleveland
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH - Jul 23, 2009
...You told the American Medical Association you were open to malpractice reforms. What, specifically? Will you take on your party's powerful trial lawyers lobby to get change?...
Insurance reform group criticizes medical malpractice insurance industry
Insurance Journal, CA - Jul 23, 2009
...The report concludes that further limiting the liability of negligent doctors and unsafe hospitals is not only unjustified, but also would have almost no impact lowering this country's overall health care expenditures...
Opinion - Tinsley W. Rucker, MD: Scale back health care overhaul
The Fayetteville Observer, NC - Jul 23, 2009
...The solution is not to stop all malpractice suits. This would not be fair. The solution is to limit non-economic damages, require board-certified physician expert witnesses and restrict lawyer contingency fees to a reasonable level of 10 percent to 20 percent of the judgment...
Opinion - James R. Knickman: Time to deal with this crisis
Times Union, Albany, NY - Jul 23, 2009
...While the rate freeze may prevent doctors from leaving the state in the short term, it's a far cry from the comprehensive, long-term reform needed to decrease medical malpractice insurance costs...
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