by PPN | Jun 15, 2013 | News, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County’s medical malpractice case filings in 2012 fell 53.8 percent from the average filed in the early 2000s, an ongoing trend sparked by reforms initiated by the state Supreme Court more than a decade ago. Statewide and in most of Northeast...
by PPN | Jun 10, 2013 | New Mexico, News
An appellate court examines the New Mexico law’s constitutionality and its $600,000 damages cap, but physicians are fighting back, fearing changes will drive up costs. New Mexico’s tort reform, which has been on the books since the mid-1970s, is facing legal...
by PPN | Jun 10, 2013 | Georgia, News
Georgia now protects its physicians from a possible liability loophole in the ACA. The rest of the nation must do the same. The Affordable Care Act will bring new insurance coverage to tens of millions of people, put a needed focus on preventive care, and start...
by PPN | Jun 5, 2013 | Florida, News
Gov. Rick Scott has signed the Florida Medical Association’s priority medical liability reform legislation, transforming the state’s medical practice environment by requiring fairness in the use of expert witnesses. SB 1792, sponsored by Sen. Tom Lee and Rep. Matt...
by PPN | May 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Author: Congress Members: Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Desjarlais, Mrs. Black, and Mr. Bilirakis Source: 113th Congress
