This from the the Bloomberg article:

    "-"Exorbitant" malpractice premiums are making it harder for doctors to stay in the business, and hurting taxpayers whose money goes for publicly funded clinics, said William C. Parrish Jr., chief executive officer of the Santa Clara County Medical Association, based in San Jose, California. The group represents 3,600 physicians.

    Capping awards is "going to ruffle the feathers of trial bar attorneys," he said by phone. "They are going to say it's affecting these poor victims. But if we could provide 5,000 more free visits at the county hospital for indigent care, as opposed to giving a huge settlement for one person for non-economic damages, socially that's a good tradeoff."-"