April 2014 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 9, Issue 4 April 2014 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: MICRA Repeal Buried in California Ballot Initiative Paging President Obama – Liability Laws in Need of Reform Liability Climate Remains Cold in New York Liability...

California’s Malpractice Ruse

AG Kamala Harris helps the trial bar try to sneak one past voters. One of California’s few emollients for employers is its limit on “pain and suffering” medical liability judgments, which has improved access to medical care and held down health...

Medical liability reform will ease doctor shortage

Medical liability reform will ease doctor shortage Kudos to The News for reporting on the doctor shortage in upstate and Western New York. Unfortunately, the article cited “experts” saying that the reason we are facing a doctor shortage is that upstate New York lacks...

All Is Not Lost for Medical Liability Reform

ORLANDO — The medical liability system in the U.S. is dysfunctional for physicians and their patients, but healthcare systems that have enacted successful reform offer hope for the future, according to a report from the American College of Physicians (ACP)....