The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2017, The New York Times Company). Congressional Republicans have recently revived efforts to overhaul malpractice laws, including capping certain kinds of suits at $250,000. A perennial argument of supporters of such measures is that many claims are frivolous, clogging the court system and driving up health care costs for … Continue reading For Malpractice Reform, Focus on Medicine First (Not Law)