Jun 30
Wall Street Journal: In his recent speech to the American Medical Association, President Barack Obama held out the tantalizing possibility of reforming medical malpractice law as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. health-care system. As usual, he hedged his bets by declining to endorse the only medical malpractice reform with real bite — a national cap on damages for pain and suffering, such as the ones enacted in more than 30 states.These caps are usually set between $250,000 to $500,

