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Fear of lawsuits, little time with patients lead to more aggressive care
Nearly half of primary care physicians say patients receive too much medical care. In a study of 627 such physicians, 42% said patients in their practice get too much treatment, and 6% said patients receive too little care. Fifty-two percent of doctors said the amount...
California’s noneconomic damages cap upheld
The Court of Appeal of the State of California, 5th Appellate District, has upheld the state's $250,000 noneconomic damages cap, reaffirming what physicians nationwide consider the gold standard among tort reforms. In its Sept. 1 opinion, the court said the cap was...
Healthy reform needed
Massachusetts may soon adopt some medical malpractice reforms in an effort to rein in health care costs, but will they be anything close to what we need? A new report by the Pioneer Institute suggests that what’s on the table at the moment falls short. A proposal by...
July 2011 Poll Results – Civitas Institute
This poll of 600 registered general election voters in North Carolina was conducted July 12-13, 2011 by National Research, Inc. of Holmdel, NJ. All respondents were part of a fully representative sample of registered voters in North Carolina. For purposes of this...
Judiciary panel preps jobs agenda
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) is preparing a fall work program for his committee that is aimed almost exclusively at boosting and protecting U.S. jobs. The agenda includes bills that would reduce regulatory burdens to job growth, require...
Thanks for the doctors, New York
Dr. Jackelinne Pilar Villalobos was one of Brooklyn’s few female English and Spanish-speaking obstetricians. She loved the city and her patients, and never wanted to leave -- but 18 months ago, she moved to Houston, where we’re delighted to have her. Villalobos’...
Insurer: Texas malpractice rates decreasing since liability reforms
Due to medical liability reforms in the state, Texas physicians will pay less for liability coverage next year, according to the state's largest provider of malpractice insurance. In a statement released today, the board of governors of the Texas Medical Liability...
GOP bill would create health care tribunals
Washington - New House legislation aims to curb the overuse of health care by establishing clinical best practices for physicians and creating health care tribunals to hear medical liability cases. "The practice of defensive medicine adds billions of dollars of...
NC House overrides 3 Perdue vetoes to make laws
RALEIGH N.C. -- Victims of North Carolina doctors guilty of medical malpractice will be limited to $500,000 what they can collect for pain, suffering and lost body parts under legislation the state House passed into law over a veto by Gov. Beverly Perdue. The state...
W.Va. Supreme Court OKs State’s Cap for Non-Economic Damages in Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals stuck by the state’s cap for medical liability non-economic damages in its June 22 decision on a case filed against City Hospital. James D. MacDonald and his wife Debbie filed the suit in February after James had undergone...