U.S. Chamber to Congress: Listen to Voters and Include Medical Liability Reforms in Health Care Legislation

U.S. Chamber to Congress: Listen to Voters and Include Medical Liability
Reforms in Health Care Legislation

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Chamber Institute for
Legal Reform (ILR) this week launched a new national public awareness campaign
calling on Congress to take notice of the majority of voters who support the
inclusion of medical liability reform in health care legislation.

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"As Congressional members witnessed first-hand during their August town hall
meetings, the American people overwhelmingly support medical liability reform
as a way to reduce costs and improve the quality of care," said ILR President
Lisa Rickard. "Unfortunately, as this debate approaches the finish line, it
seems that the trial lawyer lobby is cashing in all its political chips to
retain the status quo."

The radio advertisement, which is being aired on national talk radio and
network news programs, cites the high public support for reforming the costly
medical liability system. "Medical malpractice reform - 63 percent of
Americans support it, and it could save $120 billion in health care costs, but
the trial lawyers want to keep it out of health care reform," says a voiceover
in the ad.

"Plaintiffs' lawyers are the only group that has not been asked to make
sacrifices in the health care debate, which is why they have been fighting
tooth and nail against any reforms that could impact their lucrative medical
lawsuit businesses. Instead of siding with the national trial lawyer lobby,
our elected officials should listen to the will of the American people and
include meaningful medical liability reforms in the health care bills moving
through Congress," Rickard concluded.

The full 30 second radio ad can be found here:
http://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/component/ilr_adverts/30/item/69.html

ILR seeks to promote civil justice reform through legislative, political,
judicial, and educational activities at the national, state, and local levels.

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than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.

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SOURCE U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

Mark Szymanski of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform,
+1-202-463-5874