A major cause of escalating health-care costs is that we have not put in place any significant tort reform. It is time for our judges nationally to minimize the out-of-control jury awards in many health-care-related cases.

Ask any good doctor about the cost of malpractice insurance. Many of our top surgeons have stopped operating and returned to teaching. If a doctor or hospital did screw up, than certainly restitution is justified. However, judges must learn to judge properly and run their courtrooms reasonably and professionally, and embrace common sense.

HANK ADAMS

Warwick