John Cornyn: “In my own State of Texas, that passed a constitutional amendment along with implementing legislation to reduce the cost…”

“In my own State of Texas, that passed a constitutional amendment along with implementing legislation to reduce the cost of medical liability insurance, we have seen reductions offered by medical liability carriers of 12 percent in one case and projected to be as much as a 19 percent reduction in medical liability insurance costs. While I certainly would agree with the Senator from Illinois that reduction of errors is an important goal, would he not find a reduction of medical liability insurance rates of 12 to 19 percent one way to reduce the cost of health insurance and health care generally, in a way that would benefit the public generally?”