Claim: Yesterday we filed our lengthy report on the Blair House health care summit. But there were a few claims we didn't have a chance to investigate, such as this exchange on medical malpractice. A key Republican proposal for any health care overhaul effort is so- called "tort reform" that would limit the potential liability awards in medical malpractice cases. We found at least a dozen references to it throughout the transcript of yesterday's session.
Fact-check: Summit Extras: Medical Malpractice - FactCheck.org
Verdict: yesterday we filed our lengthy report on the blair house health care summit. but there were a few claims we didn't have a chance to investigate, such as this exchange on medical malpractice. a key republican proposal for any health care overhaul effort is so- called "tort reform" that would limit the potential liability awards in medical malpractice cases. we found at least a dozen references to it throughout the transcript of yesterday's session.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Justin Bank
Date published: 2010-02-26T22:37:27