by PPN | Oct 29, 2021 | National, New York, Newsletter
Strong support for Good Samaritan legislation Following the introduction of the bi-partisan Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act last month in the House of Representatives, strong support led to a companion bill in the Senate. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and...
by PPN | Sep 29, 2021 | Arizona, Hawaii, National, Newsletter
Good Samaritan legislation re-introduced in House of Representatives A bipartisan bill to empower medical volunteers to deliver health care during large-scale disasters was re-introduced this month in the House of Representatives. The H.R. 5239, the Good Samaritan...
by PPN | Aug 27, 2021 | Alabama, National, Newsletter
Protect front line medical professionals from liability threats Many of the health care heroes and facilities that navigated the uncertainties of COVID-19 since early 2020 now face the possibility of being targeted by personal injury attorneys unless legislation is...
by PPN | Aug 27, 2021 | National
SOURCE: Medical Economics How a hodgepodge of federal and state telehealth waivers creates compliance concerns for providers practicing across state lines. In response to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the federal government and state governments took a...
by PPN | Jul 29, 2021 | Missouri, National, New Jersey, Newsletter
Access to care benefits from Missouri liability decision With Missouri recently in the spotlight pending a decision from its Supreme Court, patients and physicians across the state now face a more certain future as the court upheld the constitutionality of reasonable...
by PPN | Jul 29, 2021 | National
SOURCE: Forbes There is no imaginable reality where accidents and emergencies cease to exist. By the very nature of both of those terms, unplanned events occur, often requiring specialized, curated, emergent care. Therein lies the value of emergency medicine...
