New Hampshire doctors and their lawyers claim that state's medical malpractice screening panels save "money and time by encouraging lawsuits to settle but also keep meritless claims from juries," according to this Concord Monitor report.
Medical malpractice attorneys who represent injured patients counter that it's the other way around.
"But all those arguments are based on little more than anecdotal evidence. That's because state officials tracking the two key elements — the outcome of medical malpractice lawsuits and the state's malpractice insurance rates — say they need more time and more information."
See the full article here: Malpractice screening debated.
Also covered by Fox44 Burlington: Malpractice Screening Under Scrutiny in NH
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