by PPN | Mar 11, 2011 | News
A House bill that caps noneconomic damages in malpractice cases at $250,000 and enacts other reforms to curb frivolous lawsuits against clinicians would reduce the federal deficit by $40 billion from 2011 to 2021, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)....
by PPN | Mar 9, 2011 | District of Columbia, National, New York, News
WASHINGTON — Companies that advance money to plaintiffs involved in personal injury lawsuits are campaigning in state capitals for legislation making clear that their growing industry is not subject to usury limits on interest rates or other state laws that protect...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2011 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 6, Issue 2 FEBRUARY 2011 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Medical Liability Reform Passed by House Judiciary Committee Doctors on Defense State News, Briefly Editorial Chatter Medical Liability Reform Passed by House...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2011 | District of Columbia, News
A message to all physicians from Ardis Dee Hoven, MD, chair of the AMA Board of Trustees. In the past few weeks, a lot of people in Washington have been talking about medical liability issues. This is a good thing, and I hope it means we are about to see significant...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2011 | Montana, News
HELENA — A bill creating sweeping protections for physicians and other medical providers against malpractice lawsuits won endorsement Tuesday from the Montana House. On a mostly party-line vote with Republicans in favor, the House voted 65-35 for House Bill 405, which...
