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Legislators Wrestle With Revamping Oregon’s Health Care System
As Oregon attempts to revamp its health care system, the state legislature will have to make all kinds of changes.One goal, which has plagued lawmakers for years, is to reduce the cost of medical malpractice lawsuits.Governor John Kitzhaber set up a workgroup this...
GUEST: Medical liability an issue
In 2003, doctors in both Texas and New York faced a crisis. Excessive, costly and often baseless litigation was forcing physicians to limit their practices or shut their doors altogether. Hospitals were spending increasing amounts for lawsuits rather than investing in...
Appeals court upholds often-cited medical liability damages cap
In a victory for doctors, a Texas appeals court has upheld as constitutional the state’s $250,000 noneconomic damages cap in medical liability cases.The decision is the first time an appellate court has validated the limit under the state’s constitution. A...
News Flash: Doctors, Lawyers Work Together on Med-Mal Reform
It may not seem like big news, but if you’ve followed the long-running, stubborn and mostly dug-in debate over reforming medical malpractice in the U.S., you know that when doctors and lawyers issue a joint news release, something is really going on. (As Carey put it:...
EDITORIAL: A start on malpractice
Republicans in the Oregon Legislature are getting their first look at what they won in exchange for their support for Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber’s health care transformation plan. It’s not the overhaul of rules for medical malpractice lawsuits the Republicans...
State malpractice judgments at 10 year low
The number of Oklahoma malpractice judgments has come down sharply in the past two years and is at the lowest level of the decade, according to federal statistics. "It appears to me lawsuit reform is already delivering what it promised," said Secretary of State Glenn...
Medical liability: Court strikes down noneconomic damages cap
The Supreme Court of Missouri has thrown out the state’s $350,000 noneconomic damages cap on medical lawsuits. After prior court decisions upholding the award limit, physicians said the ruling came as a surprising blow. “It’s extremely disappointing,” said Tim...
Tommy Thompson: Repeal ‘Obamacare’ and deliver real market-driven reform
There is no greater example of government overreach and unrestrained liberalism than “Obamacare,” the president’s signature legislative initiative. It is so deeply flawed and such a clear and present threat to our economic stability that there is no way to fix it; it...
Doctor shortage the bigger problem for N.J. health care
Later this week, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as “Obamacare.” The law’s constitutionality has sparked discussions and debate over the past three years as we vet the...
Trade Group Calls for Medical Liability Reform After Claim Loss Rates Rise 4%
Rising medical liability costs are named in a recent report as yet another source that’s sapping Medicaid funding, according to a new report by Aon Risk Solutions,prompting a long-term care provider trade group to call for state-by-state medical liability reform...