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A state legislative group has asked a House committee to drop efforts to impose a “one-size-fits-all” standard on medical liability through federal legislation.

Medical malpractice insurance rates might be too high because some insurers are spending as little as two or three percent of premiums to pay out claims, according to the California Department of Insurance.

Late last week, the President released his 2012 federal budget proposal that included $250 million in Justice Department grants to help states rewrite their laws on medical malpractice. Will it work?

President Barack Obama is launching a drive to overhaul state medical malpractice laws and cut down on wasteful tests doctors perform because they fear lawsuits.

President Barack Obama is launching a drive to overhaul state medical malpractice laws and cut down on wasteful tests doctors perform because they fear lawsuits.

Reforming the civil litigation process would reduce health care costs and save the federal government $54 billion over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office reported.

The Senate Finance Committee may add provisions capping the cost of medical malpractice awards to health care reform legislation when it acts on the measure next week.

Medical "never" events, such as hospital-acquired infections, hospital-acquired injuries, objects left in surgery and pressure ulcers, account for one out of every six claims and comprise 12.2 percent of total