Health-care reform meetings mostly peaceful in Jacksonville
Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL - Aug 20, 2009
...Johnson said that tort reform comes down to a situation of doctors versus lawyers and most medical malpractice verdicts favor either the doctor or the lawyer but not the patient...

Opinion - Carlos Muhletaler: Medical liability should be part of any reform
Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Aug 20, 2009
...Today, 10 cents of every dollar spent on health care is driven by medical liability, according to Price Waterhouse Coopers. Health care providers across the country are forced to practice "defensive medicine," ordering unnecessary and expensive tests and procedures to avoid being sued...

Opinion - Dan Page: Health Care: A clash of expectations
The State Journal, Charleston, WV - Aug 20, 2009
...4. Cap pain and suffering and punitive damage awards in medical malpractice cases...

Opinion - Russ Neal: Health care - do it right or not at all
Paradise Post, Paradise, CA - Aug 20, 2009
...Put generous caps on jury awards, and be quick to pull licenses from doctors who are obviously incompetent to get them out of the system...

Buffett sits in on Neb. health care reform meeting
Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA (Associated Press) - Aug 19, 2009
...Berkshire Hathaway, generates about half its revenue from insurance businesses, although most don't deal in health insurance. One subsidiary, Medical Protective Co., does sell medical malpractice insurance.

Opinion - Hunter Baker: Imagine you are a doctor
The American Spectator, Arlington, VA - Aug 19, 2009
...The existence of the malpractice bar has changed the way you practice medicine. You have to raise prices to pay for expensive malpractice insurance. You're induced to order excessive tests to defend against the accusations of a litigator...

MICRA survives yet another challenge
Cortlandt Forum - Aug 19, 2009
...The California Supreme Court's decision will likely lead to a showdown in the state legislature. There are currently ongoing battles to raise or repeal medical malpractice caps in several states, including Nevada, Colorado, and Tennessee.