Law Practice
Jun. 16, 2009
Obama's Health Rx
President Barack Obama disappointed a gathering of the nation's physicians in Chicago on Monday when he told them that he does not support their long-sought goal of capping medical malpractice jury awards. But he left the door open to some kind of alternative to taking doctors to court in the first place.
President Barack Obama disappointed a gathering of the nation's physicians in Chicago on Monday when he told them that he does not support their long-sought goal of capping medical malpractice jury awards. But he left the door open to some kind of alternative to taking doctors to court in the first place.
The statement came on the heels of reports that the president had said privately that he thought reducing malpractice lawsuits can help reduce spi...
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