Jack Kingston: “the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was forced to close its trauma unit after 57 of 58 surgeons quit, citing exposure…”

“the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was forced to close its trauma unit after 57 of 58 surgeons quit, citing exposure to costly medical malpractice. In LeHigh, Pennsylvania, one-third of the surgeons quit because of unrelenting problems with medical malpractice. In Wheeling, West Virginia, all of the neurosurgeons have left, so that trauma patients needing brain surgery must be flown to Pittsburgh. And in Philadelphia, the Methodist Hospital stopped delivering babies June 30 because of malpractice insurance costs. But this House will have an opportunity to do something about that with the passage of H.R. 4600. This will help get health care malpractice premiums in line that will bring some balance, protect the interests of the patients, and restore the doctor-patient relationship. The objective of H.R. 4600 is to put patients into the emergency room and not get lawyers into the courtroom. I urge my colleagues to support it.”