Can new cost data save fate of liability reform in budget bill?

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Advocates of medical liability reform have released a study showing that reforms could save up to $800 million over five years if implemented in the budget bill being debated in 1997. The biggest cost-saving rule in the proposed reforms is a $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages. The Congressional Budget Office had estimated a savings of only $200 million over five years if reforms were enacted. Senator Trent Lott had made $1 billion in savings a goal to be achieved before a proposal could be supported.

Property & Liability Insurance, Property and casualty insurance, Malpractice, Liability insurance, Medical malpractice

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Pa. physicians rally for tort reform; some risk licenses by refusing to pay premium surcharges

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A tort reform rally in Harrisburg, PA, protesting liability insurance surcharges of 168% drew more than 2,400 physicians in early May 1996. A bill being considered in the Pennsylvania legislature requires doctor testimony on a patient's behalf, along with expert review of all cases and reporting, investigation, and sanction requirements. Legal fees and caps on pain and suffering are not included in the bill, however.

Social policy, Tort reform, Pennsylvania. Legislature

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Senate is stumbling block for Medicare tort reform; new cost-savings data may bolster damages cap

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The House passed a bill limiting medical malpractice liability, which includes a $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages, but the Senate failed to include these provisions in its version of Medicare reform. The Congressional Budget Office predicts that a cap on liability would save Medicare $200 million in payments to physicians during the next seven years because of lower insurance costs.

Administration of Public Health Programs, Malpractice Insurance, Health Programs, Public health, Health care reform

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