Both houses of the General Assembly yesterday quickly discarded Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s proposal to help doctors pay their escalating insurance premiums and rein in malpractice awards, pushing versions that contained a tax on health maintenance organizations.
"What we see now is a trial lawyer's bill drafted by trial lawyers to benefit trial lawyers," Mr. Ehrlich said last night, referring to the Senate bill sponsored by Sen. Brian E. Frosh,...
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