DES MOINES, IOWA (February 17, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed HF161 into law, a bill to create a cap on non-economic damages in cases regarding medical malpractice. The legislation balances the needs of injured patients with the needs of all Iowans to have access to quality health care. In response, Gov Reynolds released the following statement:
“Today, Iowa joins the majority of US states by enacting commonsense medical-malpractice reform that places a reasonable cap on non-economic damages,” stated Go Reynolds. “Protecting our health-care system from out-of-control verdicts promotes access to care in communities across our state and better positions us to recruit the best and brightest physicians to Iowa.”
