Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill to increase medical malpractice awards for pain and suffering.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday to raise the amount of money that patients can receive in medical malpractice cases, increasing pain and suffering payments for the first time since lawmakers placed a cap on monetary damages nearly five decades ago.
“After decades of negotiations, legislators, patient groups, and medical professionals have reached a consensus that protects patients and the stability of our health care system,” Newsom said Monday in a written statement.Then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed MICRA into law in 1975 amid concerns that doctors were retiring or leaving California due to rising insurance premiums, blamed on sizable malpractice awards.
At the same time, the state’s medical board has come under fire for lax punishments against doctors who were repeatedly found negligent in their care. Last year,
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