Romanucci & Blandin Supports Obama’s Speech Before U.S. Docs Denying Support for Caps on Med Mal
President Obama showed the courage of his convictions on Monday when he addressed the American Medical Association’s annual meeting in Chicago and said that limiting the amount juries can award against doctors would be unfair to malpractice victims.
When the President first broached the topic (the doctors’ demand for a cap on malpractice suits), his audience believed he may be supporting the caps. “Don’t get too excited yet,” he said. “Now just hold onto your horses here, guys…I’m not advocating caps on malpractice awards.”
However, the President went on to explain that he is looking at evidence-based guidelines for treatment. He stated it would protect doctors who follow agreed-upon guidelines from costly lawsuits, yet let people who have legitimate medical malpractice claims could still file them in a court of law. In reality, an an evidence based guideline for treatment would be a pre-emptive attempt at unduly limiting lawsuits against wrong doers. At Romanucci & Blandin, we believe there never ever should be a placement of limits or standards against injured victims or in any way limit a plaintiffs right of recovery at the courthouse.
