by PPN | Oct 31, 2025 | latest_news, New Mexico, News
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican As New Mexico grapples with a shortage of physicians, lawmakers have voiced frustration over what they describe as a broken health care system in the state. Doctors themselves have sounded the alarm, some advocating for...
by PPN | Sep 29, 2025 | latest_news, National, News, Pennsylvania
By Marshall Dennehey Hospitals may once again be able to control where a patient brings a medical malpractice claim through a venue-selection agreement entered into with their patients. Background The plaintiffs, Saramari Somerlot and Ryan Dufresne, brought this...
by PPN | Sep 29, 2025 | latest_news, National, News
By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services Key Points: Arizona Supreme Court rules lawmakers acted illegally to immunize doctors and hospitals from COVID claims 2021 statute voided, designed to provide liability protection for medical professionals during pandemic The...
by PPN | Sep 29, 2025 | latest_news, National, News, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Court voids COVID-era protections for providers Arizona’s top court has struck down a 2021 law that gave doctors and hospitals broad protection from medical liability lawsuits tied to care during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving providers vulnerable from a time of great...
by PPN | Aug 29, 2025 | Arizona, latest_news, National, News, Newsletter
Court decision risks driving doctors out of Pennsylvania, leaders say A court ruling in Pennsylvania is sounding alarms among health and business leaders who warn it could deepen the state’s patient access to care crisis. The leaders of five statewide associations...
by PPN | Aug 29, 2025 | latest_news, National, News
By Tanya Albert Henry Contributing News Writer A man is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let him go forward with a lawsuit against a physician and two medical centers even though he doesn’t have an affidavit saying that his case has merit. Delaware requires that a...
