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Dick Durbin: “If we are facing a medical malpractice insurance crisis today in America, what is being proposed, limiting the recovery…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2003
If we are facing a medical malpractice insurance crisis today in America, what is being proposed, limiting the recovery of medical malpractice victims, putting a cap on the amount of money they can take home from a lawsuit, is, in fact, not going to provide relief to doctors or hospitals facing these high premiums today. In fact, it may be 8, 10, 12, or 15 years, according to Senator Ensign, the sponsor of this legislation.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the impact of proposed caps on medical malpractice recovery during Senate debate.

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