Administration of George W. Bush

-The administration of George W. Bush promoted tort reform

as a crucial strategy for making health care affordable to more Americans, which has long been a policy priority of the AMA. However, the Obama administration did not include tort reform in its design of the ACA, a position which aligns with the policy agenda of ATLA (the Association of Trial Lawyers of America). Are these policy distinctions between Bush and Obama purely a matter of political influence, or do you believe the positions of either Bush or Obama on the relative importance of tort reform to health care affordability is correct on the facts? Explain your reasoning.