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Medical Malpractice Awards

Posted by: Jason Reese
October 07, 2009
Topic: Personal Injury

Indiana is just one of 35 states that limit the amount of compensation a patient receives following a medical error. Patients in Indiana are only able to receive maximum damages of $1.25 million. Capping jury awards allows for a slow growth in the cost of medical malpractice insurance for doctors. These caps, however, do not seem to have a significant impact on doctor's fees, only reducing total health-care spending by less than .02%. The questions surrounding costs of medical malpractice lawsuits seem to be gaining increasing attention in the overall health-care debate. To date, President Obama has ruled out support of a national cap on malpractice awards.