Should academic physicians be protected by malpractice caps?

Some northeastern Wisconsin physicians are angered over a discrepancy their Madison colleagues have known for years.

University of Wisconsin doctors have a $250,000 cap on pain and suffering awards for victims of medical malpractice while private physicians do not.

A group of more than 100 specialty physicians at Aurora BayCare Medical Center say UW doctors have an unfair advantage over private physicians in Wisconsin who are without similar protection since the state Supreme Court last July struck down the state’s previous cap of $445,000 . . .

. . . A spokesman for the UW School of Medicine and Public Health said UW physicians have additional responsibilities that set them apart from their private-practice colleagues, such as teaching, providing free treatment to prisoners, and supporting UW hospitals and clinics in various ways.

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