claim: the senate health care bill does not contain limits on medical malpractice lawsuits.
author: mitch mcconnell
evidence_1: jun 28, 2017 ... the bill h.r. 1215 would limit awards for non-economic damages ... lawsuits and  reduce the cost of health care because providers no ... injured from medical  negligence who do not have 'economic loss' as defined by the law.
evidence_2: mar 20, 2017 ... the bill is supported by iowa medical groups and opposed by trial ... the bill's  supporters include the iowa hospital association, iowa health care ... the bill  also does not place a cap on economic damages or punitive ...
evidence_3: jul 20, 2017 ... the other terrible health care bill pending in congress ... though most states  have passed limits on certain types of damages, the ... the house bill also  includes a draconian statute of limitations for medical malpractice lawsuits. ... the  court found that the limit did not further the legislature's stated goals in ...
evidence_4: tort reform refers to proposed changes in the civil justice system that aim to  reduce the ability of victims to bring tort litigation or to reduce damages they can ...
evidence_5: jun 28, 2017 ... the bill, the protecting access to care act, would overhaul rules on ... limit the  compensation of plaintiffs who file a healthcare lawsuit and ... one of the phases  involves the reconciliation bill being negotiated in the senate, another involves ...  can make, and the third phase involves legislation such as the bill ...