March 2013 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 3 March 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Moving Forward: HCLA Sets Priorities, Agenda for 2013 at Annual Meeting Orszag: Improving Fiscal Health Through Liability Reform Liability Reform Considered as Part...

To Fix U.S. Budget, Reform Medical Malpractice Law

The sequestration that is about to take effect imposes too much austerity too soon, does so in a nonsensical way, and yet does little to improve the long-term U.S. fiscal picture. Far more beneficial would be to make sure that the deceleration in health costs we have...

Governor signs alternative to medical malpractice lawsuits

Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill today offering patients, doctors and hospitals an alternative to medical-malpractice lawsuits. Senate Bill 483 would allow them to enter into voluntary discussions and mediations, including settlement offers, under the authority of...