by PPN | May 26, 2021 | California, Missouri, National, Newsletter
HCLA endorses Coronavirus Provider Protection Act The HCLA endorsed recently introduced legislation that offers long-overdue protections for health care professionals and facilities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 3021, The Coronavirus Provider Protection...
by PPN | Apr 29, 2021 | Florida, Illinois, Indiana, National, New York, Newsletter
Increasing liability premiums dim post-pandemic outlook As health care professionals look ahead to post-pandemic care, rising liability insurance premiums create an uncertain future and dimming hopes of a swift recovery. After holding steady for over a decade, new...
by PPN | Mar 29, 2021 | Arizona, Missouri, National, New York, Newsletter
Personal injury lawyers spend heavily to solicit COVID-19 claims Television advertisement spending in the latter half of 2020 highlights just how aggressively personal injury lawyers are soliciting COVID-19 liability claims and plaintiffs. In a report compiled by the...
by PPN | Feb 26, 2021 | Alabama, Iowa, Missouri, National, Newsletter
Preventing pandemic liability risks Already a worry for physicians and health care providers, the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded liability risks – and the effects remain to be seen. An interview with David Feldman, MD, chief medical officer of The Doctors Company,...
by PPN | Jan 29, 2021 | National, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Likelihood of liability lawsuits in the age of COVID-19 Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, liability protections for health care providers remain unresolved at the federal level. Health care and business groups, including the HCLA and its member organizations,...
by PPN | Dec 23, 2020 | National, Newsletter
HCLA continues push for COVID-19 liability protections 2020 was another active year for HCLA advocacy. Although this year’s final COVID-19 stimulus legislation failed to include liability protections for healthcare providers on the front lines of the COVID-19...
