by PPN | Mar 31, 2017 | Iowa, National, Newsletter, West Virginia
New Congress makes early efforts in support of medical liability reform Just over a month after a new Congress and President were in position, medical liability reform appeared at the top of their agenda as two comprehensive bills were introduced. In late February,...
by PPN | Feb 27, 2017 | Iowa, National, Newsletter, Washington
Act NOW for Medical Liability Reform – New Federal Bill Introduced Our grassroots network has been activated to generate support for the Protecting Access to Care Act (H.R. 1215), a new federal bill introduced last Friday that is based on proven state medical...
by PPN | Jan 30, 2017 | Missouri, National, Newsletter
No false alarm on medical liability issues Responding to a Washington Post article earlier this month that charged advocates of medical liability reform with unnecessarily sounding the alarms on the need for fixes, the HCLA submitted a letter to the editor outlining...
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 | 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 | 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...
