Bush Advisor Reiterates Presidential Support for Medical Liability Reforms
April 15, 2004
The president is very concerned about the broken medical liability system because it's impairing access to care for patients across the country," "We're committed to bringing this issue up again and again. We cannot allow trial lawyers to block these reforms.

Reasonable caps lower medical liability premiums," Bush adviser Gilbert said. "States that have reasonable caps like those in California have faced minimal premium increases compared to states without those caps.

Alan Gilbert, White House Lead Policy Adviser on Medical Liability Reform, at a briefing for members of the American Osteopathic Association.

  

 

 

84% of Americans say they are concerned that their access to care could be impacted as doctors and health care professionals leave their practices due to increasing medical liability costs.
Wirthlin Worldwide survey, February 2003