Thursday, October 23, 2014

Study: $250K malpractice cap cuts awards

Study: $250K malpractice cap cuts awards-politico: The study says that if the intent of caps is to lower the expected cost of medical liability for the average physician, the findings suggest that more restrictive caps are the only ones likely to have a significant effect. However, if the goal is to reduce extreme verdicts in outlier cases, a less restrictive cap might suffice.