Health care plan has supporters, critics here
Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA - Dec 23, 2009
...Medical malpractice lawsuits — or more precisely the fear of them — are driving up the cost of medical care, Rizzo said...

Jailhouse docs choose inmates over insurance
CNNMoney.com - Dec 23, 2009
...Better pay, better hours, retirement benefits and free malpractice insurance are just a few of the reasons why physicians are picking prisoners over civilian patients...

Opinion - Michael E. Getnick: Don't blame civil lawsuits - blame negligence
The Ithica Journal, NY - Dec 23, 2009
...Those who want to reduce the number of lawsuits should focus on reducing the negligent behavior that harms people and causes them to sue. Ignoring underlying causes and blaming the victims and their lawyers for suing undermines an important safeguard that our civil justice system provides to all our citizens.

State Capitol Q&A: Government involvement in legal liability cases
The State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL - Dec 22, 2009
...The state Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the legality of the caps on damage awards in medical malpractice cases that lawmakers established in 2005 to quell an uprising of doctors who claimed they were being financially ruined...

Senate OKs health bill amendment, limits debate on full bill
National Underwriter, Hoboken, NJ - Dec 22, 2009
...The PPACA bill amendment also would cut Medicare physician reimbursement rates 21% in 2010, rather than increasing reimbursement rates 0.5%; restructure a proposed system for imposing annual fees on health insurers; increase a proposed hospital insurance payroll tax on high-income workers to 0.9%, from 0.9%; encourage states to establish medical malpractice dispute resolution pilot programs...