Is It Time for Malpractice Reform?

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Year after year, Republicans try to pass legislation that would limit medical malpractice awards. Fix the tort system, they argue, and we fix rising health-care costs. And year after year, Democrats resist placing arbitrary caps on awards to people who may have suffered from an egregious medical error. The fight plays out like a predictable old Western -- good guys versus bad guys. Depending on your politics, the villain is either the greedy doctor or the ... Full Story »

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Patricia L'Herrou
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by Patricia L'Herrou - Nov. 22, 2009

an issue which needs to be addressed is discussed at length in this story. included is more information than is usually available in msm stories about methods currently tried and could be tried to do something about medical lawsuits to help contain doctors' costs which can be passed on to contain health care costs

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