by PPN | May 26, 2021 | California, Missouri, National, Newsletter
HCLA endorses Coronavirus Provider Protection Act The HCLA endorsed recently introduced legislation that offers long-overdue protections for health care professionals and facilities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 3021, The Coronavirus Provider Protection...
by PPN | Apr 29, 2021 | Illinois
SOURCE: American Medical Association Illinois physicians recently escaped seeing the medical liability climate in the state become even more burdensome, but now face another challenge. Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently vetoed a bill that would have required physicians to...
by PPN | Apr 29, 2021 | Indiana
SOURCE: Indiana Public Media The House approved changes made by the Senate to HB 1002 that will give additional protection to health care providers from COVID-19 civil lawsuits. (Brandon Smith/IPB News) A bill that will give health care providers additional...
by PPN | Apr 29, 2021 | National
SOURCE: JDSUPRA On March 29, 2021, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the first bill of the 2021 Florida legislative session into law — Senate Bill 72 (SB 72) limiting civil liability against businesses for damages related to COVID-19. The bill creates separate...
by PPN | Apr 29, 2021 | National
SOURCE: American Medical Association CHICAGO — Medical liability insurance premiums have begun an upward trend after holding more or less steady during the past decade, according to a new analysis (PDF) from the American Medical Association (AMA). In 2020, during the...
