Barack Obama actually said...
Now, I don't believe malpractice reform is a silver bullet, but I have talked to enough doctors to know that defensive medicine may be contributing to unnecessary costs. So -- so -- so I'm proposing that we move forward on a range of ideas about how to put patient safety first and let doctors focus on practicing medicine.
Context
Obama discusses his proposal for malpractice reform in relation to health care costs.
09/10/2009