Health Act in US

The House of Representatives has passed a bill reforming the medical malpractice liability system in the US. In a particularly corny move, the bill is called the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost Timely Healthcare Act – or HEALTH Act. The bill looks to limit non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000. The bill also caps punitive damages at US$250,000 or twice compensatory damages, whichever is the greater.