Damage Caps Help Patients Lower Medical Bills

Damages caps in medical cases do not lower costs, improve care ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-otc-medmal-idUSKBN19R2NK

Just last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to cap damages for pain and suffering at just $250,000 in cases involving healthcare provided or subsidized by the federal government.

https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/fact-sheet/surprise-medical-bills-new-protections-for-consumers-take-effect-in-2022/

Should Liability Damage Caps be a Part of Health Care …

https://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/commentary/should-liability-damage-caps-be-part-health-care-reform

In 2005, the Georgia legislature passed comprehensive medical liability reform. The centerpiece of the reform is a $350,000 cap on noneconomic damages such …

Striking caps on liability damages will fuel medical cost …

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/striking-caps-liability-damages-will-fuel-medical-cost-growth

Adjusted for inflation, the median damage award in medical liability jury trials in state courts was 2.5 times higher in 2005 than in 1992—$682,000 versus $280,000. …