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March 2023 Newsletter
HCLA Pushes Congress to Prepare for Future Pandemics The Health Coalition on Liability and Access recently proposed additions to the pending reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), ensuring that Good Samaritans and healthcare...
Supreme Court abortion ruling complicates medical malpractice insurance environment
SOURCE: Business Insurance Medical professionals and their insurers face an evolving medical liability landscape following the U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision last year, but captives may be able to help organizations handle the risks, an attorney, a risk manager...
Philly’s medical malpractice cases are surging since a new state rule went into effect
SOURCE: The Philadelphia Inquirer For the first time in 20 years, Pennsylvania's medical malpractice lawsuits this year can be filed in counties other than the one where an injury happened. Late last year, the family of a 9-year-old boy who fractured his jaw at a...
February 2023 Newsletter
Iowa Governor Prescribes Relief Through Liability Reform Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds offered patients and physicians monumental relief from the state’s challenging medical liability system by recently signing long-awaited reforms into law. The new legislation places...
Juries must be instructed that bad outcomes aren’t always negligence
SOURCE: American Medical Association Physicians do not—and cannot—guarantee a good result for every patient, something that juries need to be reminded of before deliberating. That is especially true in tough cases that may pull at the heartstrings, physicians tell the...
Doctors warn malpractice changes could drive providers out of New Mexico
SOURCE: KOB 4 Barely a year after lawmakers slapped an emergency bandage on New Mexico’s revamped Medical Malpractice Act, doctors are again warning about a dire – if unintended – consequence. At the start of 2024, the cap for awards in malpractice lawsuits against...
Iowa governor signs limits on damages for pain, suffering in medical malpractice lawsuits
SOURCE: Des Moines Register Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a law limiting the amount of money Iowans can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits, touting the legislation as a win for health care access in rural Iowa. "Everyone agrees that when mistakes happen Iowans...
January 2023 Newsletter
Liability Reform Builds Momentum in Iowa With support from the governor and a favorable legislative climate, momentum for medical liability reform is building in Iowa — a state facing threats to patient access to care. The Iowa Medical Society is capitalizing on the...
Another Voice: Grieving Families Act will harm New York’s health care system
SOURCE: The Buffalo News Gov. Kathy Hochul is contemplating a measure that would significantly alter New York’s wrongful death laws. As written, the “Grieving Families Act,” (S74A) would adversely impact all areas of liability, including medical liability, and...
Courts shouldn’t interfere with physician’s choice of lawyer
SOURCE: American Medical Association If an appellate court decision is allowed to stand, Pennsylvania physicians in medical liability cases would be susceptible to not being able to hire the lawyer they want to represent them. The Pennsylvania Superior Court in 2022...