New Law Puts a Cap on Malpractice Claims
Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove signed a bill that sets caps for medical malpractice claims in a state where multimillion-dollar verdicts have driven away insurers and skyrocketing premiums have driven away doctors.
“Today Mississippi’s health care crisis has been addressed,” Musgrove said in Jackson. “The end result of this long special session was a piece of legislation that offers a foundation for better health care in Mississippi.”
The compromise, which will take effect Jan. 1, sets caps for pain-and-suffering damages in medical malpractice cases at $500,000, increasing to $750,000 by 2011 and $1 million by 2017.
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