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Medical liability reform.(POLICY & PRACTICE)

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| January 01, 2006 | Schneider, Mary Ellen | COPYRIGHT 2006 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Passage of medical liability reform legislation, particularly caps on noneconomic damages, once again failed to gain traction in the Senate in 2005 despite passage of a bill (H.R. 5) in the House. Shifting priorities in the wake of Hurricane Katrina may have contributed to the lack of attention paid to the issue, said an ACOG government affairs spokesperson. But ACOG officials ...

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