Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate
From: GIN11153@aol.com
Tue Mar 2 10:31:49 2004
Listmates:
The following article may be of interest to members on this list. "Organized
medicine viewed a tort reform measure in the U.S. Senate aimed at helping
obstetrician-gynecologists "a good first step," but the bill couldn't get a
foot
off the ground.
Despite the legislation's narrow focus, supporters didn't have the 60 votes
needed to block a Democratic filibuster. By a 48-45 vote on Feb. 24, Senators
rejected the idea of limiting debate on the measure, which called for capping
pain and suffering awards in medical malpractice cases against ob-gyns to
$250,000."
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/03/08/gvsb0308.htm
Gail Neuman RNC CPHW LNC
listowner of LegalNurseConsulting@yahoogroups.com
certified high risk OB/legal nurse consultant
Tustin, CA
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