See my comment to Jester, above.
I'm not surprised you were impressed by Edwards. He's good with juries too. And he gets his way. He plays people like a virtuoso play a piano. Slick!
The failed Republican amendment was not limiting recovery of loss, it was limiting the punitive damages portion. The Repo claim was that the higher policy costs will cause small businesses to cancel HMO coverage for their employees. I don't know how valid the claim is. We'll see.
Personally, at additional cost to myself, I avoid HMOs for my medical coverage. Coming in the doctor's door I want to look like Revenue not an Expense.
Alex