The Best and Worst Health Care Reform Ideas | Michael F. Cannon | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Best and Worst Health Care Reform Ideas | Michael F. Cannon | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Republicans want federal law to limit medical malpractice lawsuits. But the Constitution does not give Congress the power to do so.

Setting those rules is a state responsibility. Many states have enacted reforms, and other states are learning from those experiments. A one-size-fits-all federal law could harm patients, preventing them from filing legitimate claims."