Obama Rebutted on Med Mal

by Tevi Troy  •  Sep 15, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Cross-posted from National Review Online: Critical Condition

http://www.tevitroy.org/2009/09/obama-rebutted-on-med-mal

The Washington Examiner's Susan Ferrechio asks and answers twelve important questions on health reform today. The twelfth Q & A, about limiting medical malpractice costs, directly rebuts a point the president made on 60 Minutes, when he said "so far, the evidence I've seen is that caps will not [lower costs]." Actually, according to Ferrechio, there is such evidence: "In Texas, 2005 limits on damages in malpractice cases has led to a 27 percent decrease in malpractice premiums. An additional half-dozen states have cut frivolous suits through similar means."

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