Consumer Group Responds to Governor Schwarzenegger's Incorrect Claims About the Impact of Medical Malpra...(legislature's attempt at remedying the m...),Health

Date:10/29/2009

legislature's attempt at remedying the medical malpractice crisis in California in 1975, it did not substantially reduce the relative risk of medical malpractice insurance in California. (A copy of the SCPIE testimony is available at http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/documents/2058.pdf.)

The reason California doctors have fared comparatively well is not the limitations on patients' rights in California, but the voter-imposed limits on insurance company profiteering. We would be pleased to provide more details on this issue.

Sincerely,

Douglas Heller, Consumer Watchdog

cc: The Honorable Max Baucus

The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd

The Honorable Charles E. Grassley

The Honorable Mike Enzi

The Honorable Charles B. Rangel

The Honorable Henry A. Waxman

The Honorable George Miller

The Honorable Dave Camp

The Honorable Joe Barton

The Honorable John Kline

Members of the California Congressional Delegation

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger

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