by PPN | Jun 27, 2025 | Florida, latest_news, National, News, Newsletter, Texas
Push to rein in liability payouts stalls in Texas An opportunity to protect patient access to care slipped through the cracks in the Texas Legislature this session, leaving the state’s health care and legal systems vulnerable to medical lawsuit abuse. As reported by...
by PPN | Jun 27, 2025 | latest_news, National, News, Texas
Publication Source: The Texas Tribune Legislation that started as a priority bill to place substantial limits on the personal injury lawsuit industry — those representing accident victims and their families — died this weekend after lawmakers failed to agree on a...
by PPN | Jun 27, 2024 | Colorado, COVID, National, Newsletter, Pennsylvania, Texas
Pennsylvania venue shopping leads to looming liability crisis A growing number of physicians and access to care advocates are joining together to warn of a looming liability crisis resulting from venue shopping and medical lawsuit abuse in Pennsylvania. Over the past...
by PPN | Jun 27, 2024 | COVID, latest_news, National, News, Texas
The Texas Medical Association’s 171-year existence is rich with milestones. From ushering in significant legislative reforms and responding to emergencies to expanding its own operations and solving seemingly intractable problems, TMA has played an active role in...
by PPN | Jun 30, 2023 | California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, National, New York, Newsletter, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia
HCLA Pushes for Good Samaritan legislation in pandemic preparedness reauthorization As legislative hearings and markups were underway in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, the HCLA announced its support for including the language contained in the Good Samaritan...
by PPN | Jun 30, 2023 | California, Florida, latest_news, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, National, New York, News, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas
A year after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many physicians and hospitals in the states that have restricted abortion reportedly are refusing to end the pregnancies of women facing health-threatening complications out of fear they might face criminal...
