US Health Care Bill Vote Today

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After reviewing thousands of patient records, medical researchers have estimated that only 2 to 3 percent of cases of medical negligence lead to a malpractice claim.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/bu...tml?_r=1&scp=3

Numerous studies have consistently shown that increasing damage awards from malpractice explain only a small portion of the rapid rise in health care costs. A January 2004 study by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found from 1986 to 2002, malpractice insurance premiums jumped 15% per year, while the average damage award rose only 8% ($95,000 to $320,000).
http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/ar...1648.htm#three (this is a good website)




Some people and organizations that oppose the bill say the best reforms (Medicare expansion and drug price negotiation) are not in this bill, but they don't include tort reform as one of them.