by PPN | Nov 29, 2018 | Arkansas, Kentucky, National, Newsletter
Arkansas court ruling prevents counting medical liability votes Progress on liability reform in Arkansas hit a snag this fall, as a court ruling ahead of November elections hurt efforts for reforms to move forward. Medical liability reforms championed by Arkansas for...
by PPN | Nov 29, 2018 | Arkansas
SOURCE: Booneville Democrat – http://www.boonevilledemocrat.com/news/20181121/logan-county-voters-opposed-issue-1 Although they were not counted because of an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling, a majority of voters in west central Arkansas, including Logan County...
by PPN | Sep 28, 2018 | Arkansas, Newsletter, State Info, Texas
Texas hold ‘em: 15 years since reform In the 15 years since comprehensive medical liability reforms were enacted, Texas has held on to physicians – and held off those seeking to return to a time when patient access to care was at risk. Initially enacted in 2003,...
by PPN | Sep 27, 2018 | Arkansas
SOURCE: Times Record – http://www.swtimes.com/news/20180911/appeal-filed-to-count-issue-1-votes-on-arkansas-ballot A notice of appeal was filed Friday with the Arkansas Supreme Court by Arkansans for Jobs and Justice to have Issue 1 votes counted in the November...
by PPN | Jun 28, 2018 | Arkansas, Newsletter, Pennsylvania, Texas
Liability reform empowers physicians to avoid defensive medicine While evidence strongly suggests that the potential for liability lawsuits results in treatments and tests that may not be otherwise necessary, new data shows that medical liability reform may be...
by PPN | Jun 28, 2018 | Arkansas, Texas
In 1987 I had a baby girl in Houston, Texas. She was born a month early, and despite complications, she was delivered at a little over five pounds. We were lucky at that time because we lived in Houston, home of one of the greatest medical centers in the world. But...
