THE TIPPING POINT IN U.S. MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORM

"We need to fix a broken medical liability system. Doctors should be focused on fighting illnesses, not fighting lawsuits." (President George W. Bush, January, 2005)

"Medical liability policy should seek three goals:

• restraining overall costs,
• compensating the victims of medical mistakes, and
• providing incentives for doctors and hospitals to reduce avoidable medical errors." (William M. Sage, MD, a law professor at Columbia University)

February 27, 2005 NY Times ("Bush’s Next Target: Malpractice Lawyers"

By Steve Lohr
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/27/business/yourmoney/27mal.html )