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A patient could only collect limited pain and suffering damages under a bill approved by the House Wednesday |
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Wrap: The bill would cap non-economic damages like pain and suffering at 350-thousand-dollars.
Springfield area Republican representative Eric Burlison sponsored the bill.
He said the bill is needed because the cost of defensive medicine is very high.
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| Description: This bill is extremely necessary to bring Missouri back to a place that our medical community needs in order to keep those costs low. | |
The bill passed by a vote of 94-61 despite several Republicans voting against it.
The bill now heads to the Senate.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Steven Anthony, NewsRadio 1120 KMOX.
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An emotional debate erupted on the House floor over a Republican sponsored medical malpractice bill that caps pain and suffering damages. |
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Wrap: Jackson County Republican representative Jeff Grisamore fiercely criticized a bill that would cap non-economic medical malpractice injuries like pain and suffering at 350-thousand-dollars.
Grisamore called out his fellow Republicans for supporting a bill he says is not pro-life.
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| Description: And we in this chamber who boast a pro-life supermajority should consider the fact and challenge that the mechanics of this bill does not value human life, but devalues it. | |
Despite opposition from several Republicans, the bill passed by a 94-61 vote and heads to the Senate.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Steven Anthony, NewsRadio 1120 KMOX.