Health care spending consumes 17 percent of the economy, or about $2.5 trillion, and is projected to reach $4.7 trillion by 2019. The committee report contends that putting some restraints on medical malpractice lawsuits will reign in medical costs.
It is estimated that these additional liability-based medical care costs adds at least 3.4 million Americans to the rolls of the uninsured, the report said, citing data from the Pacific Research Institute.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.
Rep. Issa: Was Obama ‘Just Lying to Congress’ on Tort Reform Pledge?
Lawrence J. McQuillan
Health care spending consumes 17 percent of the economy, or about $2.5 trillion, and is projected to reach $4.7 trillion by 2019. The committee report contends that putting some restraints on medical malpractice lawsuits will reign in medical costs.
It is estimated that these additional liability-based medical care costs adds at least 3.4 million Americans to the rolls of the uninsured, the report said, citing data from the Pacific Research Institute.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.