Not surprisingly, survey respondents listed the county as the worst-case-scenario venue for medical malpractice lawsuits.
Mr Bush has already pushed (unsuccessfully) for laws that cap payments for medical malpractice lawsuits.
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They also call for limits on medical malpractice lawsuits, which Democrats don't favor.
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Further, the bill would be a boon for trial lawyers: Most company health plans would be exposed to medical malpractice lawsuits.
Defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits might have the cards stacked against them in a court that tends to favor defendants in mass-tort suits.
He called for a less comprehensive approach that focused on specific issues such as limiting medical malpractice lawsuits, rather than the overhaul sought by Obama and Democrats.
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House Republicans say their new proposals for fixing the health system will be more incremental and focus on items such as curbing medical malpractice lawsuits and making it easier for insurers to sell policies across state lines.
Also appearing on "Meet the Press, " Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called for expanding the tax deduction on health care costs for employers to include individual taxpayers -- what the Republicans call equalized tax treatment -- and limiting medical malpractice lawsuits that he said drive up the cost of medical care.
Her husband is an obstetrician, so she knows a thing or two about the burden of medical-malpractice lawsuits.
And dare I mention the costs associated with medical lawsuits and malpractice insurance?
Add to all this the explosion in lawsuits over perceived medical malpractice and it is clear why doctors want to do all the tests.
Still, I'm willing to look at other ideas to bring down costs, including one that Republicans suggested last year: medical malpractice reform to rein in frivolous lawsuits.
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