by PPN | Apr 3, 2014 | News
President Obama might be thrilled that 7.1 million people signed up for ObamaCare. But doctors have good reason to hold their applause. Back in June 2009, Obama told a gathering of the American Medical Association that he was “looking at a range of ideas”...
by PPN | Mar 28, 2014 | California, Florida, New York, News, Pennsylvania
Medical malpractice lawsuits paid out more in New York last year than in any other state — and by a huge margin. Awards in malpractice lawsuits paid out roughly $690 million in New York last year, nearly twice that of second-ranked Pennsylvania, which saw $357 million...
by PPN | Feb 24, 2014 | California, News
SACRAMENTO–Seeking to avert a costly initiative battle, state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) has introduced a bill to serve as a vehicle for a legislative compromise on California’s medical malpractice law. The measure is brief:...
by PPN | Feb 21, 2014 | News
A panel of medical experts would review proposed medical malpractice claims against health care providers before they could be pursued in court under a bill the Kentucky Senate passed this week. The party-line vote in the Republican-led Senate followed a contentious...
by PPN | Feb 19, 2014 | News
FRANKFORT, KY. — A bill to set up review panels in medical malpractice cases passed the Senate on Wednesday after more than an hour of debate on a 23-13 party-line vote. That vote came hours after sponsor Chairwoman Julie Denton’s Health and Welfare Committee voted...
by PPN | Feb 18, 2014 | News, Wisconsin
The state Assembly approved on a voice vote Tuesday on a bill that would let doctors and other medical providers apologize or express fault for botched medical procedures without having to worry their words would be used against them in court. Similar “I’m sorry”...
