Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Malpractice Developments In Two US States
Arizona: Arizonans for Access to Health Care, a group formed by the Arizona Medical Association, has decided not to pursue a constitutional amendment to create new limits on medical malpractice lawsuits, CongressDaily reports. AAHC President Bruce Bethancourt said that "many Arizona physicians continue to struggle to keep their doors open" because of lawsuits, but polling conducted for his group showed that state residents were unlikely to approve an amendment. A group supported by Arizona attorneys has been raising money to defeat a potential ballot measure (CongressDaily, 1/30).
Kentucky: A proposal for medical malpractice reform (SB 1) pending before the General Assembly would, if approved, place a constitutional amendment on a ballot to cap awards for noneconomic damages, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The caps could be no lower than $250,000, and would not apply to awards for economic damages. The amendment would allow lawmakers to require that malpractice claims go before "a system of alternate dispute resolution" before they are brought to a jury. The bill has failed to be approved in the General Assembly for the last three years. It was introduced again on Jan. 4 but has not been heard in committee (Howington, Louisville Courier-Journal, 1/29).
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