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April 05, 2005

Senate Likely to Block Malpractice Limits

It appears very unlikely the U.S. Congress will take any action on malpractice this year.

These days the president rarely mentions the topic, and the effort in Congress to rein in medical malpractice litigation has stalled, according to proponents and opponents of the bill.

This legislation would help insurance companies, solely and exclusively. It certainly would not help the victims of medical malpractice. In theory, capping the amount of malpractice awards should keep malpractice insurance premiums down, thus reducing the overall cost of health care. However, a study conducted in --- where else, Texas --- concludes that malpractice insurance premiums are skyrocketing even without huge jury awards:

 

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Senate Likely to Block Malpractice Limits

Posted on April 5, 2005 08:16 AM by Medica66.
Filed in Personal Injury Resources under medical malpractice.
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