by PPN | Jan 30, 2025 | Georgia, National, Newsletter, North Carolina
Georgia Governor gathers public support for liability reform After years of false starts and competing priorities, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is reviving efforts to address medical liability reform and its impact on costs for Georgia patients. Speaking at an annual...
by PPN | Jan 30, 2025 | Georgia, latest_news, National, News
ATLANTA (AP) — After years of stalled efforts to limit civil lawsuits, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican lawmakers are doubling down with a new push. Supporters, most prominently business groups, call the state a “judicial hellhole,” and argue that businesses are...
by PPN | Nov 25, 2024 | Florida, Georgia, Illinois, National, New Jersey, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Socializing and improving safeguards against liability Social media presents unique risks for health care professionals, making well-crafted policies essential to mitigate growing liability concerns. Physician’s Weekly presents a podcast series offering fresh...
by PPN | Nov 25, 2024 | Florida, Georgia, Illinois, latest_news, National, New Jersey, News, Pennsylvania
Although the number of medical professional liability (MPL) lawsuits, known as claim frequency, has decreased during the past decade, the average amount spent overall on claims, known as severity, continues to increase. Frequency did not spike even after the COVID-19...
by PPN | Aug 29, 2024 | Georgia, National, Newsletter
Health care advocacy groups push to pass Good Samaritan legislation A long list of members of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access supporting bipartisan Good Samaritan legislation is continuing to advocate for additional cosponsors, highlighting the need to...
by PPN | Aug 28, 2024 | Georgia, latest_news, National, News
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp has made tort reform the main theme of his annual August address to Georgia political and business leaders two years running. But his Aug. 7 speech at this year’s Georgia Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Congressional Luncheon in...
