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Iowa Senate Advances Bill To Discourage Med Mal Suits
The Iowa Senate on Monday approved a tort reform bill that would cap noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases at $250,000 and require injured patients to obtain a “certificate of merit” from a medical expert before filing suit. S.F. 465 passed the Iowa...
Bill to change medical professional liabilities law passes state Senate
A bill that would change current state medical professional liabilities law has passed the state Senate. Senate Bill 338 would requires lawsuits against long-term care providers to be brought in the county in which the facility is located. Senate Judiciary Chairman...
Lawmakers seek to cap damages in medical malpractice cases
Doctors who worry about medical malpractice lawsuits would get major relief under legislation that was approved by a House committee Tuesday and that would make it harder for patients to come after their money. The legislation, approved by the House Judiciary...
GOP Again Proposes Malpractice Tort Reform, With a Twist
Over the past 20 years, House Republicans repeatedly have passed malpractice tort reform that caps non-economic damages at $250,000, only to be stymied by Senate Democrats who view such measures as an intrusion on a plaintiff's right to his or her day in court. Today,...
Scope of practice should set limits on medical liability testimony
Which medical professionals are qualified to provide medical causation testimony before a court? In Frausto v. Yakima HMA, the Supreme Court of Washington will determine whether an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) is qualified to testify as to the...
Tort Reform Introduced in Iowa Legislature
On Monday, both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees introduced bills on tort reform HSB 105 and SSB 1087 This IMS-crafted tort reform package represents the most comprehensive reforms to Iowa’s medical liability system in more than a generation and marks the...
Judd Gregg: Five easy pieces
Big agendas and bigger issues are being talked about by the new president and the Republican Congress. This is a good thing. This new government should aim to act boldly and quickly. For conservatives, there are also smaller but significant issues — points of...
Collateral source set to mark start of tort reform effort
With labor and ethics reform making up the majority of the General Assembly’s first two weeks in session, a few other bills at the top of Republican leadership’s docket may not have grabbed as much attention. However, they could be just as impactful for the state’s...
ACEP Outlines Legislative Principles for 115th Congress
As Congress takes up the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) today issued an outline of emergency medicine health care reform principles it considers indispensable to any...
US House of Representatives passes Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act: 3 things to know
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (H.R. 302), Jan. 9, 2017. Here's what you need to know: 1. The legislation clarifies medical liability rules for sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers and other medical...