Bush Still Citing Faulty HHS Study from 2002

Questionable "Report": Confronting the New Health Care Crisis: Improving Health Care Quality and Lowering Costs By Fixing Our Medical Liability System (July 2002)

On Thursday, July 25th, 2002 President Bush announced the release of a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) alleging that trial lawyers and unnecessary litigation have created a health care crisis in America.

President Bush continues to cite this faulty study, which is filled with questionable "findings". Read the pages below for details on its methodology and sources:

• HHS "Report" Cooks the Books for Insurance Companies
• You Can Trust the Insurance Industry, Can't You?
• Charts: Real Facts from the Medical Liability Monitor Source Used in the HHS “Report”

Visit the Medical Malpractice Resource Center for more information

Updated July 2004