National Survey of 1,500 Likely Voters
Conducted November 29, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* As part of health care reform, should the government limit the amount of money a jury can award a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit?

57% Yes

29% No

14% Not sure

2* Would restricting the jury awards for medical malpractice lawsuits significantly reduce the cost of health care in the United States?

47% Yes

28% No

25% Not sure

3* Is the health care reform legislation being considered by Congress likely to increase the deficit, reduce the deficit, or have no impact on the deficit?

60% Increase the deficit

17% Reduce the deficit

9% No impact

14% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence