POLL: 53% Say Limiting Malpractice Awards Would Reduce Health Care Costs

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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that only 21% disagree and 25% are not sure.

With Republicans pushing for so-called tort reform as part of the health care reform bill now before Congress, 56% of all voters agree that the government should limit the amount of money a jury can award a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit.

As is often the case, the Political Class disagrees with Mainstream America on the issue. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Mainstream Americans think limiting jury awards would significantly reduce health care costs, but a plurality (47%) of the Political Class disagree.

Similarly, 61% of Mainstream Americans say the government should limit the amount a jury can award a plaintiff in a medical malpractice suit, but only 26% of the Political Class agree.

Voters under the age of 30 are the least critical of jury awards and the least supportive of any limits on them.

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