Does this answer the question?
By PHILIP K. HOWARD
Eliminating defensive medicine could save upwards of $200 billion in health-care costs annually, according to estimates by the American Medical Association and others. The cure is a reliable medical malpractice system that patients, doctors and the general public can trust.
But this is the one reform Washington will not seriously consider. That's because the trial lawyers, among the largest contributors to the Democratic Party, thrive on the unreliable justice system we have now.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204488304574432853190155972.html
So the democrats don't want to cut off funding to their trial lawyer friends.
Orignal From: Why has Obama said that Medical Malpractice Is Off Limits?
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