Illinois Should Keep Legislation That Caps Medical Damage Awards, Retains Physicians In State, Editorial Says
Since Illinois in 2005 passed the Medical Malpractice Reform Act to put limits on medical damage awards, “[m]uch good has resulted,” such as a more stable physician population and more accessible health care, but “those trends could be reversed” if trial lawyers succeed in a case against the legislation being heard by the Illinois Supreme Court, according to a Wall Street Journal editorial.
