President Obama and Medical Malpractice
Although the A.M.A.’s highest legislative priority is capping jury awards, highly unlikely under the Obama administration, it does favor legislation like that proposed by Senators Obama and Clinton. Dr. Rohack said the group’s legislative experts were also working over the weekend to draft a bill that would set out a way to protect doctors who are sued if they have followed professional practice guidelines.
The New York Times reports that while President Obama spoke to doctors yesterday assuring them that he favors limiting malpractice suits, he definitely does not favor limiting malpractice awards. He believes that limiting recovery for clear errors is bad for the victims of those medical errors.
His position on limiting malpractice suits with such things as the "Sorry" apology might be what it takes to bring Republicans to the table.
