by PPN | Dec 22, 2016 | National, Newsletter
Physician to Prescribe Patient Protection Solutions as HHS Secretary Congressman Tom Price (R-Ga.), an orthopaedic surgeon, has long prescribed solutions to remedy the nation’s medical liability crisis, and as the new Secretary of Health and Human Services he could...
by PPN | Dec 16, 2016 | Florida, National, News
A newly released report by the American Tort Reform Association finds that residents of the Sunshine State are living in a very warm place indeed. The 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes rankings are out, and Florida came in at an ignoble 4th. Florida follows St. Louis,...
by PPN | Dec 1, 2016 | National, News
President-elect Trump has announced that he will nominate Georgia Rep. Tom Price, MD, to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Price would be the first physician since fellow Georgian Louis Sullivan,...
by PPN | Nov 29, 2016 | National, Newsletter
Electing an opportunity for medical liability reform With the election giving Republicans a clear lead in Congress, and less than subtle hints that health care reform remains a priority, there is renewed hope that medical liability reform will be on the agenda in...
by PPN | Nov 29, 2016 | National, News
More Tension Over Malpractice Caps A Florida appeals court is the latest judicial body to weigh in on the vexing issue of the state’s medical-malpractice cap, according to a report by The News Service of Florida, posted on News4Jax, among other news sites. In...
by PPN | Nov 29, 2016 | Illinois, National, News
Results of recent judicial elections in southern Illinois demonstrate that voters don’t want personal injury attorneys “ruling the court system,” according to a legal reform advocate. Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch executive director Travis Akin...
