California Progress Report, San Mateo, CA - Dec 22, 2009
While limits on damages awarded to victims of medical negligence in Texas have been touted as a model for America, a study by the watchdog group Public Citizen shows Texas’ damage caps aren’t providing benefits to consumers...
Majority of medical liability premiums stabilize or drop
The Clinical Advisor, New York, NY - Dec 21, 2009
Ninety-four percent of medical liability insurance premiums remained the same or dropped in price in 2009, according to the annual Medical Liability Monitor survey, which polls insurance companies to track this information...
Trial lawyers prepare for tort reform fight
The Clinical Advisor, New York, NY - Dec 21, 2009
The American Association for Justice, a trial lawyers group, has launched a grassroots campaign to highlight the issue of medical errors and the importance of malpractice litigation...
Smarr: Senate should fix self-gutting malpractice provision
National Underwriter, Hoboken, NJ - Dec 21, 2009
A proposed addition to H.R. 3590, the Senate health bill, would encourage states to set up new systems for handling medical malpractice claims – but it also would let claimants opt out of using the new systems...
Antitrust exemption for health insurers may continue
Main Justice, Washington, DC - Dec 21, 2009
An effort to repeal the antitrust exemption for health insurers took a step back this weekend, when Democratic leaders left it out of a package of changes to the health system overhaul bill the Senate is voting on this week...
Editorial: No to health bill
The Buffalo News, NY - Dec 21, 2009
...Malpractice suits drive up the costs of doctors' insurance, but far worse on the economy and the soaring cost of care are the unnecessary tests doctors order to protect themselves. The bill does nothing to combat this insidious problem...
Opinion - Alan Moore: The Obama health care bill will lead to a single payer system
Examiner, Oklahoma City, OK - Dec 21, 2009
...Second, tort reform is needed to cap the amount of payouts on medical malpractice suits. These suits, many of which are frivolous, drive the cost of insurance up for everyone...
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