by PPN | Apr 14, 2013 | Georgia, News
Physician leaders hope a first-of-its-kind bill approved in Georgia protecting doctors from civil liability for breaching federal health system reform requirements will be replicated in other states. Medical associations long have been concerned that federal...
by PPN | Mar 28, 2013 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 3 March 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Moving Forward: HCLA Sets Priorities, Agenda for 2013 at Annual Meeting Orszag: Improving Fiscal Health Through Liability Reform Liability Reform Considered as Part...
by PPN | Mar 27, 2013 | National, News
The sequestration that is about to take effect imposes too much austerity too soon, does so in a nonsensical way, and yet does little to improve the long-term U.S. fiscal picture. Far more beneficial would be to make sure that the deceleration in health costs we have...
by PPN | Mar 27, 2013 | News, Oregon
Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill today offering patients, doctors and hospitals an alternative to medical-malpractice lawsuits. Senate Bill 483 would allow them to enter into voluntary discussions and mediations, including settlement offers, under the authority of...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2013 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 2 February 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Medical Lawsuit Abuse Makes Health Care Costs Tough to Swallow To the Editor: Liability Reforms Have Decreased Costs, Increased Access to Care HCLA Members to...
