Despite friendly exchange, Obama and Republicans differ on medical legal liability issues

[alp227]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama remains opposed to limits on damages in medical liability cases, the White House said Thursday, even though he responded favorably to a Republican lawmaker recommending legislation along those lines to restrain health costs.

“I said West Virginia passed medical liability reforms and we should do it. Try it and you’ll like it,” Rep. Shelley Moore Capito said she told the president.

“He said, ‘I’m all for it,’ or, ‘sounds great to me,’” the West Virginia Republican said Thursday in an interview, recalling the president’s response at his meeting a day earlier with the House Republican rank and file.

Capito said that in her comments, she did not refer specifically to placing limits on damages, which is a central feature of the law that has been in effect in her state since 2003.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/despite-friendly-exchange-obama-and-republicans-differ-on-medical-legal-liability-issues/2011/06/02/AGJ72VHH_story.html

[Bluebear]

1. I'm sure they'll work it out. nt

[ProSense]

2. AP is

shilling for the GOP

FACT CHECK: Democrats are distorting the fundamentals of Republican plan to reshape Medicare


"Despite friendly exchange"?

LOL! Shorter Obama to Cantor: Cry me a river (via Daily Kos)

[cstanleytech]

3. to both the republicans and democrats in washington on this issue i say

"cut the difference you fools".
If you (republicans in washington) want caps in liability then you need to bite the bullet and agree with the dems on setting up national healthcare for people based on their income, is that really to difficult for either of you idiots in washington to grasp?

[yurbud]

4. It's not difficult to grasp--they just don't work for us.