Baucus unveiling health bill without GOP on board
Seattle Times, WA (Associated Press) - Sep 16, 2009
..."It looks like we're being pushed aside by the Democratic leadership so the Senate can move forward on a bill that, up to this point, does not meet the shared goals for affordable, accessible health coverage that we set forth when this process began," Grassley said in a statement. He cited Republican concerns over cost, taxpayer funding for abortion services, medical malpractice lawsuits and subsidies for illegal immigrants in any health care bill...

Montgomery court ruling threatens health care, according to brief
The Gazette, Gathersburg, MD - Sep 16, 2009
...For decades, Maryland has limited how much plaintiffs could receive in malpractice cases. After the session, the caps were limited only to cases that had gone to arbitration first, the judge ruled....

Opinion - Getahn Ward: Bart Gordon tort reform amendment gets a closer look
The Tennessean, Nashville, TN - Sep 16, 2009
...Novel ideas include a board of medical professionals charged with certifying validity of any litigation before it can move forward; and early-offer programs designed to encourage doctors to admit errors and offer restitution to patients rather than fighting it out in court...

Georgia high court considers tort reform law
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, GA - Sep 15, 2009
...The 75-year-old Marietta woman’s case is now before the Georgia Supreme Court, which on Tuesday considered for the first time the constitutionality of the centerpiece of the state’s sweeping 2005 tort reform law — caps on jury awards in medical malpractice cases...

Opinion - Pamela Case: The pros and cons of medical malpractice reform
Town Crier, Tracy, CA - Sep 15, 2009
...President Obama was his usual noncommittal self. “I don’t believe malpractice reform is a silver bullet, but I have talked to enough doctors to know that defensive medicine may be contributing to unnecessary costs,” he said...

Obama reiterates support for tort reform
West Virginia Record, Charleston, WV - Sep 15, 2009
...Obama has directed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to restart a program to use mediation to resolve medical malpractice lawsuits...