MADISON ââ?¬â? 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, ruling it unconstitutional.