by PPN | May 31, 2012 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 7, Issue 5 May 2012 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Physicians, Patients Face Long Road in Liability Lawsuits Without Reforms, Michigan Faces Physician Shortages Patients Benefit from Texas Tort Reform Physicians,...
by PPN | May 29, 2012 | New York, News
NEW YORK, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A new nationwide poll finds that heavy majorities of voters across party lines believe that the legal system is increasing health care costs. The survey also found that 66 percent of voters favor taking medical claims...
by PPN | Apr 30, 2012 | News, Ohio
Ohio’s tort-reform law is having a dramatic impact on medical malpractice cases in the state, with closed claims dropping 41 percent between 2005 and 2010, and average payments declining 38 percent over that period.The Ohio Department of Insurance annual report...
by PPN | Apr 30, 2012 | National, News
To the Editor: Despite research on the overall costs of the U.S. medical liability system,1 national data are limited on the costs associated with resolving medical malpractice claims2 — defense costs — and how they vary according to physician specialty. The frequency...
by PPN | Apr 30, 2012 | News
Paul Taylor, Chief Counsel to the Subcommittee on the Constitution for the House Judiciary Committee, lays out a comprehensive argument for federal tort reform in The Federalist Papers, the Commerce Clause, and Federal Tort Reform published in the Suffolk...
