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...
by PPN | Oct 28, 2016 | Arkansas, National, Newsletter
Medical liability efforts credited with restraining insurance rates Medical liability insurance rates remained stable, albeit high, in 2016, with medical liability initiatives credited for preventing further sharp increases in costs for physicians. According to the...
by PPN | Oct 24, 2016 | Indiana, National, News
When making the decision to apply to medical school, I told my father, a revered family doctor in South Bend for more than 40 years, that I had anxieties about becoming a doctor. He told me that doctors are human and like all human beings, physicians make mistakes. He...
