Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a medical-malpractice reform measure today designed to limit liability awards and setting requirements for insurer rate hearings and disclosure.
An insurers' trade group commended the governor and legislature for passing the measure, but said it did not go far enough.
Under the provisions of Senate Bill 475, there is limit on jury awards for non-economic "pain and suffering," which sets a cap of $1 million for hospitals and $500,000 for physicians.
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