My proposal also included a provision from the Senate health reform bill that authorizes funding to states for demonstrations of alternatives to resolving medical malpractice disputes, including health courts.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

He has raised his cut at a time of a growing medical consensus--which Moore disputes--that brain damage among newborns is only rarely the fault of doctors or hospitals.

FORBES: Moore's Law

The Fletcher bill allows patients to sue in state court only if an HMO rejects medical decisions reached by an independent review board brought in to mediate disputes between a patient and HMO.

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