NU Online News Service, July 21, 3:22 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON—A medical-liability insurance trade group is praising the decision of the "gang of six" deficit-reduction panel to include a mandate in its plan for Congress to enact medical-malpractice reform.
"Meritless claims, which are numerous because of the current medical-professional liability (MPL) system, needlessly clog the courts, consume resources that would otherwise help injured patients, and delay compensation to those who have been truly injured," says Lawrence E. Smarr, president of the Physician Insurers Association of America.
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