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Tort reform group again slams Florida as ‘judicial hellhole’
A newly released report by the American Tort Reform Association finds that residents of the Sunshine State are living in a very warm place indeed. The 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes rankings are out, and Florida came in at an ignoble 4th. Florida follows St. Louis,...
Trump’s HHS pick brings physician, policy experience to role
President-elect Trump has announced that he will nominate Georgia Rep. Tom Price, MD, to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Price would be the first physician since fellow Georgian Louis Sullivan,...
The Battle Rages On for Malpractice Caps
More Tension Over Malpractice Caps A Florida appeals court is the latest judicial body to weigh in on the vexing issue of the state's medical-malpractice cap, according to a report by The News Service of Florida, posted on News4Jax, among other news sites. In 2003,...
I-LAW: Voters sent clear message in election – restore fairness to courts
Results of recent judicial elections in southern Illinois demonstrate that voters don't want personal injury attorneys "ruling the court system," according to a legal reform advocate. Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch executive director Travis Akin pointed to Fifth...
Feldman: Indiana leads in malpractice reform
When making the decision to apply to medical school, I told my father, a revered family doctor in South Bend for more than 40 years, that I had anxieties about becoming a doctor. He told me that doctors are human and like all human beings, physicians make mistakes. He...
Tort Reform’s Impact On Health Care Costs
SUMMARY: The American Action Forum (AAF) found multiple state medical liability reforms reduced total healthcare premiums by 2.6 percent. Employer healthcare costs also declined by 3.5 percent. If these results were replicated on a national level, the nation’s insured...
Doctor Malpractice Premiums Remain Flat Amid Obamacare ‘Tumult’
Medical malpractice premiums are flat, and even falling in some cases, even as healthcare costs rise, particularly for Americans purchasing individual policies on exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Medical malpractice premiums remain flat as they have for years...
Measures On Medical Suits, Casinos Nixed; Medical Marijuana Upheld
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday struck ballot issues on medical lawsuits and casinos from the Nov. 8 ballot and upheld a ballot issue to legalize medical marijuana. The decisions were announced in four separate opinions, all unanimous. Medical lawsuits In two...
Athletic Trainer Bill Passes in House, Moves to Senate
Athletic trainers and sports medicine professionals are closer to receiving liability insurance protection while providing care to their athletes out of state. On Monday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (H.R....
Liability suit seeks change to informed consent
A case before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania could have major implications on how physicians obtain informed consent prior to a surgery. At stake in Shinal v. Toms, is whether a patient’s informed consent to surgery can be predicated on information provided in part...