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Senate Blocks Limits On Malpractice AwardsFrom: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)Wed May 10 05:48:15 2006
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/health/article_1162717.php/Senate_rejects_malpractice_award_limits The U.S. Senate has once again rebuffed a Republican effort to limit jury awards in medical malpractice cases. The issue was a high priority for both President George W. Bush and Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., this year, The New York Times reported. Republicans fell short of the 60 senators necessary to proceed on two malpractice-related measures. The first would have capped jury awards in all lawsuits against doctors and health care institutions; the second would have applied caps only to cases involving obstetricians, who have been especially hard-hit by malpractice rates. Three Republicans -- Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Michael D. Crapo of Wyoming and Richard C. Shelby of Alabama -- joined with Democrats Monday in blocking the measures from consideration. Art
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