Nancy Pelosi's Version of Tort Reform

Buried in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 1,990-page health care bill is a provision that provides "incentive payments" to each state that develops an "alternative medical liability law" that encourages "fair resolution" of disputes and "maintains access to affordable liability insurance." Sounds great until we reach the caveat: The state only qualifies if its new law "does not limit attorneys' fees or impose caps on damages."