No caps on jury awards, at least this year. And another article without mention of the insurance industry’s roll in this.
The compromise offers doctors the opportunity to testify to their notes regarding the patient’s history and care, as well an ability to express sympathy for a bad outcome without fear of it being used as an admission of guilt in court.
The bill also requires competency reviews for doctors with claims filed against them three times in 10 years to eliminate the estimated 5 percent of physicians who make up 80 percent of the malpractice claims.