GOP set to propose its own health bill
Wall Street Journal, NY - Nov 2, 2009
...It would, among other things, propose new limits on medical malpractice lawsuits and make it easier for individuals and small businesses to pool resources to purchase insurance...

Boehner: GOP health care plan to target lawsuit abuse
LegalNewsLine, Chicago, IL - Nov 2, 2009
House Republicans plan to offer an alternative to the Democrats' proposal for a national health care overhaul that contains tort reform, House Minority Leader John Boehner said Sunday...

Health reform bills light on medical liability reform
American Medical News, Chicago, IL - Nov 2, 2009
...A recent report by the Congressional Budget Office may give liability reform supporters a needed boost, but opposition from congressional Democrats and trial lawyers continues to intensify...

Litigation stress: Being sued is personal as well as professional
American Medical News, Chicago, IL - Nov 2, 2009
...increasingly liability insurers and professional medical societies are instituting programs designed to help physicians deal with the emotional rigors of litigation stress...

Opinion - Roy Shockey: Lawsuit reform is a key to Texas' economic stability
Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX - Nov 1, 2009
...Working with Texans for Lawsuit Reform, state legislators passed and Texans approved in 2003 limits on awards in medical malpractice suits, establishment of proportional responsibility and "hold harmless" laws for Good Samaritans who render aid to victims of accident or illness...

Opinion - Abhilash Samuel: Lack of tort reform costing Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Bulletin, PA - Nov 1, 2009
As Washington continues debating how to curb health care costs, one area largely ignored is medical malpractice reform. However, ample evidence from states indicates tort reform is central to overhauling the healthcare system...

Opinion - William O'Shea: Pennsylvania court race could have critical impact
The Philadelphia Bulletin, PA - Nov 1, 2009
...A recent report by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that Pennsylvania has been especially hard-hit by malpractice insurance problems and that rising legal costs are the greatest factor contributing to their financial burden. As this cycle of rising costs and fleeing physicians continues, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to be at the center of a debate now national in scope...

Medical lawsuits radically declining
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN - Nov 1, 2009
...malpractice cases and payments are on a sharp downward trend locally and nationally. A major reason: For all the reform efforts by Congress, states like Tennessee and Mississippi already have adopted their own laws clamping down on the litigation...

Today marks the first day of new Oklahoma laws
The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK - Nov 1, 2009
...Most elements of a comprehensive lawsuit reform measure, agreed to in the last days of this year's legislative session after more than two years of bickering, are now law...

Boehner: Dem health reforms 'reckless'
UPI - Oct 31, 2009
...Instead, he said, Republicans will offer "our better solutions" to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, including the creation of state health insurance pools, allowing states to create their own "innovative reforms" and banning "junk" medical malpractice suits.

PA congressman gives thumbs down to health care bill
WHAG-TV, Hagerstown, MD - Oct 30, 2009
...He prefers cost-cutting options such as creating competition across state lines and reforming medical malpractice...

Rep. Joe Pitts addresses health care reform
Central Penn Business Journal, Harrisburg, PA - Oct 30, 2009
...Medical malpractice (reform) is a very important one. That adds about $125 billion a year to the health care costs...