Americans favor reasonable limits on non-economic damages in medical liability cases, according to a survey sponsored by a medical and insurer advocacy group.
According to a poll released by the Washington-based Health Coalition on Liability and Access, 73 percent said they want Congress to support such reform legislation, while 19 percent opposed such action.
For the past few years, the House of Representatives has approved medical malpractice reform legislation with caps of $250,000. But the measure has failed to pass in the Senate.
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