National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted June 15-16, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed news stories about healthcare reform?

52% Very closely

37% Somewhat closely

8% Not very closely

2% Not at all

1% Not sure

2* In terms of increasing the cost of health care, how important are medical malpractice lawsuits?

33% Very important

42% Somewhat important

16% Not very important

1% Not at all important

9% Not sure

3* In the United States today, is it too easy or too hard to sue a doctor for medical malpractice?

48% Too easy

19% Too hard

18% About right

16% Not sure

4* Should the government put a cap on the amount of money a jury can award a defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit?

44% Yes

36% No

20% Not sure

5* Does most money won in medical malpractice lawsuits go to defendants or to their lawyers?

19% To Defendants

56% To their lawyers

24% Not sure

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