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CBO: Tort Reform Would Cut Health Spending by 0.5%

By | 10.09.09 | 3:18 pm

Enacting a comprehensive set of medical malpractice reforms would reduce nationwide health care spending by 0.5* percent, according to a report released today by the Congressional Budget Office. Over 10 years, the changes would reduce federal deficits by $54 billion.

Roughly 0.2 percent of the savings would come as a More…

Trial Lawyers Fight Proposals for Tort Reform

By | 09.09.09 | 1:54 pm

The American Association for Justice — formerly known as the American Trial Lawyers Association — is gearing up to defend against proposals for tort reform as the answer to the high cost of health care.

“Limiting the legal rights of patients will do nothing to  lower the costs More…