Health care overhaul: Physicians urged to speak out on health-care reform
Las Vegas Review Journal, NV - Aug 13, 2009
...I want medical malpractice reform, with caps on all damages, so that we can practice without the fear of needless and unwarranted lawsuits that only benefit attorneys." ...

Opinion - Gov. Rick Perry: Tort reform must be part of health care reform
The Washington DC Examiner, DC - Aug 13, 2009
...Changes were seen immediately, and continue to be felt. All major liability insurers cut their rates upon passage of our reforms, with most of those cuts ranging in the double-digits. More than 10 new insurance carriers entered the Texas market, increasing competition and further lowering costs...

Opinion - Gov. Haley Barbour: Obamacare is going too far, too soon, too fast and costing too much
The Washington DC Examiner, DC - Aug 13, 2009
...In Mississippi we passed comprehensive tort reform in 2004, partially to stop lawsuit abuse in the area of medical liability. It worked. Medical liability insurance costs are down 42 percent, and doctors have received an average rebate of 20 percent of their annual paid premium...

Opinion - Peter Morici: Health care reform and the divine right of kings
Stateman Journal, Salem, OR - Aug 13, 2009
...The U.S. system is burdened by huge malpractice costs, and by excessively expensive administration imposed by private health insurance companies that pay lavish executive salaries. Malpractice lawyers are well positioned within the Democratic Party, and early on, President Obama gave them a pass...

Opinion - Lauren Steffy: For doctors, a little sunshine could be the best disinfectant
Herald Tribune, Sarasota, FL - Aug 13, 2009
...The limits on medical malpractice suits have reduced frivolous claims and lowered insurance rates, but having given up our access to the courts, we at least should be entitled to a public vetting of errors...

N.Y. extends med mal rate freeze
National Underwriter Property and Casualty Insurance News, Hoboken, NJ - Aug 12, 2009
...Medical malpractice writers in the state have frequently cited the state’s challenging legal environment coupled with rates that have been kept artificially low by regulators as a major problem. Medical professionals contend that medical malpractice insurance is too expensive, even with rates at their current suppressed levels...