Insurance Measures Trounced In State Voting

Thursday, November 10th, 2005 Legislation & Regulation

In Washington state, voters rejected Initiative 330, a comprehensive package of tort reform measures that would have significantly reduced malpractice liability for health care facilities and practitioners. They also rejected Initiative 336, which would have established a private supplemental program for health care facilities and providers to purchase excess malpractice insurance above private insurance.

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