Current law requires that you go before a three-member arbitration panel that will decide if the malpractice claim can go forward. But at an average cost of $6,000, proponents for a change say its too expensive for those with average or lesser means and precludes them from even pursuing a valid claim. The bill, by Speaker Therese Terlaje, removes mandatory arbitration and adds the option of a court magistrate's hearing to resolve differences. | KUAM News