by PPN | May 13, 2014 | News
Connecticut hospitals have seen a slow, but steady decline in medical malpractice insurance expenses in recent years, a positive sign for an industry that was battered by skyrocketing costs a decade ago. The state’s 29 acute care hospitals spent $119.9 million...
by PPN | May 13, 2014 | News, Wisconsin
Apologies by health care workers are protected from being used against them in court by a new law enacted in Wisconsin, which is one of more than 35 states to enact such a law. The law, Assembly Bill 120, was signed by Governor Scott Walker on April 8 in Madison. The...
by PPN | Apr 30, 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...
by PPN | Apr 16, 2014 | California, New York, News
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...
by PPN | Apr 15, 2014 | New York, News
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...
