Doctors' groups, insurers and President Bush have vowed to continue their fight in 2004 to pass legislation that caps jury awards in medical malpractice suits. But there is another movement inching forward, and it, too, could have far-reaching consequences for injured patients. Slowly and quietly, the rules regarding expert witness testimony in medical malpractice cases have been changing: a handful of states have passed legislation in the last two years that generally requires physician experts to work in the same field as a defendant doctor, while professional doctors' groups are setting up committees to review the testimony of their members.
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