NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - Thursday, February 27, 2003

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Daily Policy Digest
Thursday, February 27, 2003

	Multitasking may reduce worker productivity by reducing concentration, say researchers....
WALL STREET JOURNAL

	In cases involving cerebral palsy or infant brain damage, juries infrequently return awards topping $10 million....
WALL STREET JOURNAL

	Spending on hospital care increased by almost $84 billion from 1998 to 2001....
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

	Nearly 30 percent of Medicare's payments will be "risk adjusted" this year, rising to 100 percent by 2007....
WALL STREET JOURNAL

	More than one-third of doctors spend an hour on Medicare paperwork for every one to four hours of patient care....
HERITAGE FOUNDATION/WALL STREET JOURNAL

	A district court judge in New York ruled that state authorities may not punish a state trial judge for enthusiastically participating in politics....
NEW YORK TIMES

	A global group of open economy countries could set free trade agenda, say analysts....
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