EDITORIAL: A start on malpractice

Republicans in the Oregon Legislature are getting their first look at what they won in exchange for their support for Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber’s health care transformation plan. It’s not the overhaul of rules for medical malpractice lawsuits the Republicans...

State malpractice judgments at 10 year low

The number of Oklahoma malpractice judgments has come down sharply in the past two years and is at the lowest level of the decade, according to federal statistics. “It appears to me lawsuit reform is already delivering what it promised,” said Secretary of...

August 2012 newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 7, Issue 8 August 2012 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Back to the Breaking Point in Missouri Better than OK: Liability Changes Successful in Oklahoma An Rx for Reform in Oregon Physicians, Attorneys Join Together to...