NU Online News Service, Sept. 16, 12:26 p.m. EST
WASHINGTON—The healthcare industry is telling the congressional "super committee" that changes in the Medicare program to reduce costs should include medical liability reform.
In a letter to the committee sent this week, the Healthcare Leadership Council says the changes in medical liability laws should include a cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases, as well as a one-year statute of limitations from the point of injury to the filing of litigation.
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