Personal Injury Law

Mississippi to Limit Damages for Medicaid Patients?

By Ben Glass

The Senate of Mississippi has passed legislation that would limit the amount a Medicaid patient could receive from a
physician in a lawsuit for medical malpractice.

The proposal's supporters say that it will help attract and retain doctors that would serve Medicaid patients. However, critics of the bill say it is unfair to Medicaid patients since it places a restriction on the amount they can receive in damages if harmed or killed by the recklessness of a doctor.

Full post as published by Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer on March 10, 2008 (boomark / email).