RSSReport: Reining in lawsuits would cut deficit
From: The Washington Times | October 10, 2009
Bolstering what’s likely to be a key health care reform argument from Republicans, Congress’ budget scorekeeper ruled that limiting medical malpractice lawsuits would reduce the federal deficit by $54 billion over 10 years. The Congressional Budget Office – in an analysis that projects a nearly 10-fold increase in savings over its findings last year – said tort reform would cut costs by limiting the use of diagnostic tests and other services health care providers and doctors use to reduce exposure to lawsuits. In explaining the increase in savings, CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf told lawmakers “recent research has provided additional evidence …
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