Reform Could Push Calif. To Reconsider Malpractice Cap
The House health care reform bill (HR 3962) includes a provision that would "push -- but not quite compel" California and other states that have capped medical malpractice awards to repeal the caps, columnist Dan Walters writes. The Senate has not included such a provision, and resolving the difference in conference committee could be a "major issue" if the Senate passes its reform bill, according to Walters.
- "Dan Walters: California Cap in Malpractice Cases an Issue" (Walters, Sacramento Bee, 11/30).