by PPN | Apr 30, 2023 | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, latest_news, National, New York, News, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah
Court cases show that physicians continually underestimate their liability in supervising nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs). Even in states that have abolished requirements that NPs be physician-supervised, physicians may still be liable...
by PPN | Apr 30, 2023 | latest_news, National, New Mexico, News
LAS CRUCES – An emergency bill introduced in the last week of the 2023 legislative session may have curtailed the loss of doctors in New Mexico due to increasing claims caps in medical malpractice cases. Senate Bill 523 changed wording of the Medical Malpractice Act...
by PPN | Mar 31, 2023 | COVID, latest_news, National, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
HCLA Pushes Congress to Prepare for Future Pandemics The Health Coalition on Liability and Access recently proposed additions to the pending reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), ensuring that Good Samaritans and healthcare...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2023 | Iowa, latest_news, New Mexico, Newsletter, Oregon
Iowa Governor Prescribes Relief Through Liability Reform Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds offered patients and physicians monumental relief from the state’s challenging medical liability system by recently signing long-awaited reforms into law. The new legislation places...
by PPN | Jan 31, 2023 | Iowa, latest_news, New York, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Liability Reform Builds Momentum in Iowa With support from the governor and a favorable legislative climate, momentum for medical liability reform is building in Iowa — a state facing threats to patient access to care. The Iowa Medical Society is capitalizing on the...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2022 | Alaska, latest_news, New Jersey, Newsletter, North Carolina
Women in New Jersey Harmed by State’s Liability Laws Against the backdrop of an unfriendly medical liability climate, women in New Jersey are facing fewer options for health and reproductive care. Forecasted shortages of obstetricians and gynecologists are...
