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12-Years Post-Liability Reform, Texas Hits Another Record in New Physicians
As it has for four of the past seven years, the Texas Medical Board licensed a record number of new physicians for the fiscal year that ended last month, surging past the 4,000 mark for the first time in history. The board licensed a record 4,295 new Texas doctors...
Male doctors are more likely to be sued than females, study finds
Male doctors are more than twice as likely to have legal action taken against them than their female counterparts, a recent study found. The study, published last week in the journal BMC Medicine, affirms a well-established trend for the first time on a global level....
Wisconsin last among states for malpractice claim payments, analysis shows
Wisconsin doctors paid fewer medical malpractice claims per capita last year than their peers in any other state — and physicians here are consistently at the bottom nationwide when it comes to paying such claims, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis of...
Letter: Medical lawsuit reform must include a better liability cap
Regarding the June 23 Another Voice, “Medical malpractice needs more thoughtful reform,” legislators need to act carefully in addressing laws affecting medical malpractice lawsuits. Legislative reforms must bring legitimate redress where it is needed; however, care...
Another legal hit for medical malpractice caps in Florida
The case started with a dental assistant who went into surgery for carpal-tunnel syndrome and ended up suffering a perforated esophagus. Now, nearly eight years later, the case could be another blow to a controversial 2003 law that limited the amounts of money injured...
Medical liability damages cap upheld
The nation’s leading medical liability reform law has been upheld yet again in a California court of appeal, with the court finding that the state’s cap on noneconomic damages is constitutional. It’s another victory to ensure physicians can afford to stay in practice...
My View: Lawsuit reforms will create jobs in Illinois
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s call for reasonable lawsuit reforms represents a vital step in an economic come back in Illinois. The time for lawsuit reform is long overdue. For years, attempts to enact meaningful lawsuit reform has been met with fierce resistance in the...
Medical Liability Reform in Illinois
Each year, Illinois loses about half of the physicians who complete a medical residency in our state. Among those who leave, two thirds cite Illinois' reputation for lawsuit abuse as an influencing factor. An onerous medical lawsuit climate also forces existing...
Medical malpractice suits drop in Pennsylvania
The number of medical malpractice case filings statewide has dropped to its lowest point in a decade and a half of tracking. Plaintiffs' lawyers filed 1,463 such cases in Pennsylvania's civil courts in 2014, according to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania...
The ‘Michigan Model’ for Malpractice Reform
Doctors have many tests and procedures to choose from when treating you. But is it possible to have too much of a good thing? It is. Overuse and waste in medical care—which include ordering more tests and treatment than scientific evidence supports—make up as much as...