December 2013 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 12 December 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Missouri Lawmakers Add Liability Reform to Top of 2014 Agenda The Cure for Too Much Treatment Wishing You a Joyous Holiday Season Missouri Lawmakers Add Liability...

Missouri to Revisit Medical Lawsuit Limit

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri lawmakers plan to try again to limit how much money people can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits. Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones said the liability limits are a priority for the 2014 session. And Rep. Eric Burlison of Springfield...

You’re Getting Too Much Healthcare

For people who had been awaiting the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in order to obtain health insurance for the first time, the major problem associated with American healthcare has been a lack of access to it. But for a surprising number of Americans, the greater...

November 2013 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 11 November 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: HCLA Defends Liability Reform in Health Affairs Letter Detroit News: ER Doctors Need Reform, Relief PPN is Thankful for Efforts to Protect Patient Care Lack of...

Offer ER Doctors Needed Relief

Legislation would provide emergency physicians with helpful, and fair, tort reform Emergency room doctors shouldn’t have to fear lawsuits when simply doing their jobs. A bill in the Michigan House would bring some reasonable control to medical malpractice lawsuits...