Wisconsin Medical Society to sue once budget is published
The Wisconsin Medical Society announced this morning it will file a lawsuit to stop the $200 million transfer from the Patients Compensation Fund that is included in the budget passed through the Legislature.
Attorney Tom Pyper, who has been retained by the Wisconsin Medical Society, said the group will file a lawsuit as soon as the budget is published, which will probably be next week. Gov. Jim Doyle is scheduled to sign it tomorrow.
Pyper called the transfer unconstitutional and said it would increase the cost of health care.
"It's a tax on injured patients and families, it's a tax on health care providers and it's ultimately a tax on health on the state of Wisconsin," Pyper said.
Pyper estimated that the lawsuit would probably be decided in the first level of the court system in six to nine months, and he said filing for an injunction to stop the transfer is an option.
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