
Analysis shows California will save up to nearly $18 million by reforming the state’s outdated cap on damages in medical malpractice cases. A study by Consumer Watchdog shows that Medicaid programs in states without a cap on compensation in medical negligence cases, and in states with exceptions to their cap, receive significantly higher reimbursements on average from medical malpractice judgments and settlements than do states with a cap.
Read the report here.