Top 5 Medical Professional Liability InsurersWASHINGTON (AP) — Putting his own stamp on a long-standing Republican priority, President Barack Obama is launching a drive to overhaul state medical malpractice laws and cut down on wasteful tests doctors perform because they fear lawsuits.

Obama’s budget calls for $250 million in Justice Department grants to help states rewrite their malpractice laws in line with recommendations that his bipartisan debt reduction commission issued last year.

“I think the president is very serious about following up on this,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. Her agency would advise the Justice Department on awarding the grants.

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