December 7, 2011 12:46PM 

# Med Mal Reform: Manhattan Institute v. Cato 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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Cato adjunct scholar [Shirley Svorny](https://www.cato.org/people/shirley-svorny)’s recent paper, “[Could Mandatory Caps on Medical Malpractice Damages Harm Consumers?](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=13780),” has sparked [a debate](http://www.pointoflaw.com/feature/) with the Manhattan Institute’s [Ted Frank](http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/frank.htm) at PointOfLaw​.com.

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[Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics), [Health Care](https://www.cato.org/health-care), [Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) 

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