Though doctors and medical groups across the nation have looked to tort reform to lessen the cost of malpractice insurance, one quick-fix solution is not possible. The issue pits the needs of injured individuals against the health-care professions' needs and against society's needs. A tight vote in the U.S. Senate on malpractice caps in July highlights the divisiveness of the issue. The vote, which needed a three-fifths majority, was 49-48 with three abstaining.
Posted by Editor at October 16, 2003 10:45 AM