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Wisconsin doctors want cap back.(POLICY & PRACTICE)

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| April 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

Wisconsin doctors hailed the state assembly's passage of a bill from Rep. Curt Gielow (R) that would reinstate a cap on noneconomic damages at $750,000. The 10-year-old cap was overturned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2005, "throwing Wisconsin's once envied medical liability system into turmoil," according to a statement from the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) and the Wisconsin Medical Society. Since the dissolution of the cap, physicians have cancelled their recruiting visits to the state, and premiums for the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (IPFCF) have increased by 25%, the associations claim. "Four awards ...

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