National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 4-5, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Okay… 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?

56% Yes

23% No

21% Not sure

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

53% Yes

21% No

25% Not sure

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