JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state senator proposed new insurance regulations and lawsuit limits Thursday as a solution for rising medical malpractice insurance premiums that have caused some physicians to close shop or move out of Missouri. Democratic Sen. James Mathewson of Sedalia said he sponsored the state's last overhaul of medical malpractice laws in 1986, which he hopes will lend credibility to his latest proposal.
Posted by Editor at December 3, 2003 11:00 AM