The malpractice issue: who, why and what

Although Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. vetoed malpractice reform legislation yesterday, he and Democratic legislative leaders agree that action is needed to resolve what both sides call a crisis. Most of the state's doctors were hit with a 33 percent increase in premiums Jan. 1, after a 28 percent increase last year. In this Q&A, Sun staff writer M. William Salganik explains how the issue developed.

January 11, 2005