by PPN | Mar 12, 2015 | Missouri, News
SB 239, which creates a statutory cause of action for damages against health care providers, has left the Senate and moves to the House for consideration. Bill supporters say the bill will reduce incentives for “frivolous lawsuits.” Senate leaders released a statement...
by PPN | Feb 23, 2015 | Oregon
With the right medical malpractice reforms, physicians can reinforce high quality care and provide cover for those who don’t want to prescribe antibiotics for every sore throat. There is a lot of jockeying ahead of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care...
by PPN | Feb 13, 2015 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 10, Issue 2 February 2015 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Cure for Defense Medicine Should Include Dose of Liability Reform HCLA Supports Good Samaritan Bill to Protect Access to Care HCLA Prepares...
by PPN | Jan 31, 2015 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 10, Issue 1 January 2015 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: New Year, Renewed Support for Medical Liability Reform Open and Honest Champions for Good Samaritans New Year, Renewed Support for Medical Liability Reform As the...
by PPN | Jan 29, 2015 | New York, News
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik spoke with members of the Medical Society of the State of New York Saturday in Lake Placid about a Republican-led effort to reform the Affordable Care Act. The Mirror Lake Inn’s conference room was filled with around two dozen doctors and...