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On the recordApril 5, 2011
I believe that in order to solve the issues of rising malpractice costs, we can't ignore one of the major issues here which is reducing the incidents of malpractice, bringing down the astounding number of costly medical errors that claim 98,000 lives a year.
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Lois Capps
Democratic · California

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Capps emphasizes the need to address malpractice incidents to reduce costs and prevent deaths.

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