Defeat of Prop. 46 Sees Need for Increase of Medical Malpractice Caps
California Proposition 46, the Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap and Drug Testing for Doctors Initiative, was defeated by voters in November of 2014. Prop. 46 would have increased California's medical malpractice damage cap of $250,000 to over $1 million. With the defeat of this initiative, future raises in medical malpractice compensation remains unclear. It not only affects patients in California, but the entire United States.
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