From the Disputing Blog of Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly Hayes.
President Obama’s speech (text is here and videos: Parts I, II, III, IV, and V) to a joint session of the U.S.Congress delivered on September 9, briefly mentioned a proposal to move the medical malpractice lawsuits out of the court system and before mediators, medical expert panels, and arbitrators. Although we have not been able to find out the details of the plan –it appears that it will be announced within a month– here is what some commentators are saying about it:
Stay tuned to Disputing for updates on this controversial topic!
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