by PPN | Feb 28, 2022 | Iowa, National, Newsletter
Ask Congress to address COVID-19 liability now The continued fight against the COVID-19 pandemic threatens our frontline medical professionals and the practices and facilities where they provide patient care with the potential for a flood of unwarranted medical...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2022 | Iowa
SOURCE: Des Moines Register State Republicans are moving to shorten the length of time Iowans can receive unemployment benefits by two and a half months. If the measure, House Study Bill 631, becomes law, Iowa would go from offering 26 weeks of unemployment benefits...
by PPN | Feb 26, 2021 | Alabama, Iowa, Missouri, National, Newsletter
Preventing pandemic liability risks Already a worry for physicians and health care providers, the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded liability risks – and the effects remain to be seen. An interview with David Feldman, MD, chief medical officer of The Doctors Company,...
by PPN | Jun 30, 2020 | Iowa, National, Newsletter
Federal legislation for pandemic providers, facilities gains momentum Late last month, federal legislation was introduced to address the increasing need for liability protections covering front line pandemic responders and the facilities in which they work. H.R. 7059,...
by PPN | Jun 30, 2020 | Iowa, National
SOURCE: De Moines Register Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate have passed legislation to largely shield businesses and health care providers from many coronavirus-related lawsuits, despite criticism from Democrats and advocates for workers and the elderly. The...
by PPN | Jun 30, 2020 | Iowa, National
SOURCE: Radio Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the bill into law that gives businesses and health care providers new liability protections from COVID-related lawsuits. Senator Zach Whiting, a Republican from Spirit Lake, said it sends an important message. “If...