What would President Lincoln have done?

[David Lockmiller]

"A Green Beret’s cancer changed military malpractice law. His claim still got denied." (Washington Post - By Ian Shapira, March 29, 2023)

Former Congresswoman Jackie Speier, a co-author of the legislation, was quoted in the recent Washington Post article:

“I was convinced that this was going to be a way of getting compensation to the service members and their families expeditiously, without the problems associated with lawsuits, which can go on forever,” said Speier, who retired from Congress in January. “What’s so painful is that the Stayskal Act was a huge win for our service members, but the administrative system that has been created has really sabotaged it.”

The statistics on the medical malpractice claims are appalling according to the Washington Post article:

“Just 17 out of 502 medical malpractice claims filed with the military’s three major branches have yielded financial settlements as of mid-2023, according to the Army, Navy and Air Force. Another 134 have been denied. The rest are being reviewed, are under or eligible for appeal, or have been withdrawn. The claims have sought a total of $3.77 billion in damages, but only $3.95 million has been given out in the 17 settlements.”