Detroit News: on Health Care


Rocky Raczkowski: Patients Rights with limited lawsuit damages

Unlike a House version that passed later, the Senate?s patients' rights bill allows unlimited damages for pain and suffering, a provision Levin says ensures strong patient protection. Raczkowski is uncomfortable with the idea of unlimited damages, but he doesn't agree with Republicans' attempts to cap damages in all cases. "I don't believe that doctors should be sued for every little hangnail. There should be some constraint on frivolous lawsuits."
Source: The Detroit News, "Senate Race Focuses on Health" Aug 29, 2002

Leslie Love: Provide for those who live and work in nursing homes

Love in her launch announcement suggested her campaign will focus in part on providing for those who live and work in nursing homes, saying she was inspired to run by her mother, who requires long-term skilled nursing care.

"My mother's dignity is important," Love said in a statement. "We'll keep MAGA Republicans from slashing Social Security and Medicare, and we will work to make a system that respects being able to afford to grow old."

Source: The Detroit News on 2024 Michigan Senate race May 5, 2023

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