Senators to start work on revised health care bill
WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN (Associated Press) - Sep 22, 2009
...Committee Republicans, for their part, have readied amendments to strike core portions of the bill and replace them with GOP priorities such as caps on medical malpractice payouts...

Malpractice reform resonates, despite low impact
The Baxter Bulletin, Mountain Home, AR - Sep 22, 2009
...Republican lawmakers have long touted federal tort reform as way to bring down health care costs. Democrats are coming around to the same position in response to what they've heard from constituents...

Opinion - Matt Blunt: How Missouri cut junk lawsuits
Wall Street Journal, New York, NY - Sep 22, 2009
...Tort reform works. Missouri's medical malpractice claims are now at a 30-year low. Average payouts are about $50,000 below the 2005 average. Malpractice insurers are also turning a profit for the fifth year in a row—allowing other insurers to compete for business in Missouri...

Opinion - Patricia Greenstreet: Debunking a myth: an epidemic of medical malpractice, not of malpractice lawsuits
Seattle Times, WA - Sep 21, 2009
...As a registered nurse and lawyer, I know that the so-called malpractice "reforms" offered by the insurance industry will not only increase the costs for injured families; they will result in breaking many families financially...

Opinion - David Freddoso: Here's your 'demonstration project,' Mr. President -- it's called Mississippi
Washington Examiner, DC - Sep 21, 2009
...Since passing tort reform in 2004, Mississippi has seen the number of medical malpractice claims plummet by 91 percent from its peak. The state's largest medical liability insurer dropped its premiums by 42 percent, and has offered an additional 20 percent rebate each year since tort reform went into effect...

Opinion - Randolph W. Pate: Pro & Con: Should liability damage caps be a part of health care reform?
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - Sep 21, 2009
...Available evidence suggests the reforms are working. The Georgia Medical Association reports that doctors’ medical liability insurance costs have gone down 18 percent since reforms were enacted, offering much-needed relief from skyrocketing premiums...