Recently, President Obama approved $25 million dollars in an grants to research methods to reduce costs associated with medical malpractice lawsuits. As discussed in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, authored by Janet Adamy, these grants were added as a last-second compromise to this year's sweeping health insurance reform legislation in an effort to appease spurious calls by Corporate America for "tort reform."
The Myth of Frivolous Medical Lawsuits, Part 1: Corporate America's Bait & Switch
Recently, President Obama approved $25 million dollars in an grants to research methods to reduce costs associated with medical malpractice lawsuits. As discussed in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, authored by Janet Adamy, these grants were added as a last-second compromise to this year's sweeping health insurance reform legislation in an effort to appease spurious calls by Corporate America for "tort reform."