Statewide, Iowa — A top GOP leader says enacting limits on what judges and juries can award in medical malpractice lawsuits will be a priority for the 2023 legislature.
Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver says in the past six years, the Senate has passed two different limits or caps on non-economic or so-called “pain and suffering” awards in medical malpractice cases.
Four of the six states that border Iowa have limits on medical malpractice claims.
Nebraska and South Dakota have a $500,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. Wisconsin’s cap is $750,000. Missouri’s limit is adjusted annually to account for inflation and it’s nearly $800,000 this year.
