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GEN: Insurance caps again (don't work?)From: DoctorJoe@aol.comFri Oct 13 14:00:37 2006
_Illinois: Reform, Not Caps, Brings Drop in Med Mal Insurance Rates_ (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/0E30C70 4F0F2DFF88625720600105679?OpenDocument) An insurer in Illinois said medical malpractice legislation enacted more than a year ago—not caps on damages— is responsible for its plans to reduce doctors' med mal insurance rates by 30 percent. Business, insurers and doctors blamed trial lawyers for pushing premiums higher. Tort reform arguments were used in the 2004 Illinois Supreme Court race, and President Bush addressed the nation on medical malpractice issues in a speech he delivered from Illinois. A spokesman for the Center for Justice and Democracy said the insurer's plans to significantly reduce premiums shows that insurance reform is the key to reducing rates. "The caps never should have been an issue because they just don't work." Adam Jadlav, St. Louis Post Dispatch 10/13/2006 Read Article: _St. Louis Post Dispatch_ (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/0E30C704F0F2DFF88625720600105679?OpenDoc ument) Joe P.
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