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Sen. Inhofe Says US is 'Reaching a Revolution'

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kansas8/28/2009 10:37:23 am PDT

re: #257 laZardo

Isn’t tort reform about removing some of the legal obstacles that insurance companies claim harm their business?

Tort reform is about limiting frivolous lawsuits. Here in Kansas providers have to have malpractice insurance by law and pay into a general fund that covers amounts over their basic limits. The legislature passed a tort reform law that limits pain and suffering amounts to 250,000. Malpractice premiums here stabilized for about 7 years. There are two juries that awarded more, and those people are going to the Supreme Court arguing the constitutionality of the these limits. Every provider in the state has been notified to plan on a 12% increase if either of these cases result in overturning the limit. Every provider in Kansas will pay 12% more for 2 cases.