[lindarn]

I- 330 was a State Initiative in Washington State that would have place caps on malpractice cases, and severely limited the tort system here. Other states has placed caps on Tort cases, and these very unfair, and un needed actions have severely limited the rights of individuals to receive justice for their injuries. It was a horrendous initiative that went far befond reforming the Tort system here. It rolled back protections for the elderly, as well, and offered no incentive for the medical profession to police their own, and gave no incentive to hospitals to improve patient care and reduce the unmanageable workload of ther bedside nurse.

Fact is, "tort reform" has not reduced the cost of malpractice rates for physicians. Californis insituted "tort reform" in 1987. Rates continued ti increase until the insurance industry was made to roll back, and justify their rated increase, know as insurance regulation.

In Florida, where they they recently enacted several reforms on the malpractice claims, legal nurses have seen a severe reduction in their work, in -house legal nurses lost their jobs, etc. and the worst, from what I have heard from my sister in lawl, and mother and father in law, the care in Florida is horrendous. My sister in law moved back to Buffale NY, and my inlaws go back to NY for all of their medical care. I don't think Texas is any better.

Anyway, if you would like to see the scope of I- 330, go to the Washington State Trial Association's website, and click on the I- 330 link.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN, LNC
Spokane, Washington

[sirI]

Thanks, lindarn,

Here is a direct link for all to read about this in detail.

http://www.wstla.org/