Go after trial lawyers; they push health costs up Oct 6, 2009
Each year over 15 million malpractice law suits are filed. Many are frivolous. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
We must be prepared to ration health care Oct 1, 2009
Happily, Obama claims that he wants to continue to prohibit federal funding of abortions, that he had no interest in marginalizing the private sector of health care, that having a public insurance option is not necessary, and that we should reform malpractice law. But wouldn't the expansion of Medicaid to cover those uninsured lead to rationing. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
In Perspective — Comprehensive health reform Oct 1, 2009
The proposal is to restrict medical malpractice law suits in a way never considered before. Specifically, prohibit contingency fee malpractice suits. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Letters to the Editor Sep 25, 2009
Re: "Dated medical malpractice law comes under scrutiny" (Sept ... Let's not hamper physician recruitment or hurt access to health care by tinkering with one of the best medical malpractice laws in the nation. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
California medical malpractice law in spotlight Sep 22, 2009
The "250" refers to $250,000, the most Volkmuth could recover in a medical malpractice claim over his disabled son's death, a limit set 34 years ago by California's landmark medical malpractice law ... President Obama mentioned reforming malpractice laws in his Sept. 9 address to Congress as a way to lower unnecessary medical costs incurred by physicians to protect against litigation ... "It's economic suicide for a medical malpractice lawyer in the state of California to undertake too many or... (San Francisco Chronicle)
White House Seeks Malpractice Law Reform Sep 18, 2009
Obama Administration Uses Grants to Look for Alternatives to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits ... (AP) The Obama administration on Thursday announced $25 million in grants to states and health care systems to launch a national experiment on alternatives to costly medical malpractice lawsuits, wading into a political issue that has long divided Washington. (CBS News -- Health)
Wash. Court Throws Out Medical Malpractice Law Sep 18, 2009
Court Throws Out Medical Malpractice Law - Seattle News Story - KIRO Seattle ... Court Throws Out Medical Malpractice Law. (KIRO TV, WA)
The Baucus Health Bill: A Primer on What's in It Sep 17, 2009
The Senate Finance Committee does not have jurisdiction over malpractice law, but the committee's bill includes a section expressing support for malpractice reform. The section specifically endorses reform approaches like those expressed by President Obama: funding for pilot programs to study ways to reform the malpractice system without capping malpractice awards. (Time.com)
Obamacare Only Healthy for Lawyers Sep 16, 2009
There is no tort reform, no limits to malpractice law suits that drive up medical and insurance costs and force insecure physicians to order excessive tests. There are no caps on what state juries can award in medical malpractice cases for economic lost, or for the hard-to-calculate pain and suffering. (Human Events Online)
Details Still Lacking on Obama Proposal Sep 12, 2009
After declining for months to identify himself with the details of emerging legislation, the president for the first time Wednesday embraced a set of ideas as "my plan." But the White House released scant specifics on legislation advertised as including new taxes, changes in malpractice law, a new national high-risk insurance pool, a commission on eliminating Medicare fraud, and tax credits for individual consumers and small businesses that cannot afford insurance. "His speech was very specific... (CBS News -- US)
Obama speech doesn't quell cost concerns Sep 11, 2009
After refusing for months to identify himself with the details of emerging legislation, Obama for the first time Wednesday embraced a set of ideas as "my plan." But the White House released scant specifics on legislation advertised as including new taxes, changes in malpractice law, a new national high-risk insurance pool, a commission on eliminating Medicare fraud and tax credits for individual consumers and small businesses that can't afford insurance. "His speech was very specific and, as... (AZCentral -- News)
In Perspective — Health care reform being held up by logic, ordinary citizens Sep 10, 2009
This would place a cap on punitive awards in medical malpractice law suits that are lining the pockets of some lawyers and mushrooming the costs of malpractice insurance. The tort reform proposals are based on the Texas model, which has affected office expenses by reducing the costs of insurance for physicians. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Medical malpractice law suits are only frivolous if its the other guy doing the suing.... Aug 26, 2009
Medical malpractice law suits are only frivolous if its the other guy doing the suing. Score: -2. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Thune says government health-care option to fail; Johnson holds out hope Aug 24, 2009
Nor does either address the need for reforms in medical malpractice law, he said. Health care reform should be more targeted to state needs and less to big-government mandates and control, Thune said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
White House explains Obama 'Wee-weed up' comment... Aug 22, 2009
In the American court system there is little cost involved in losing a medical malpractice lawsuit. It is commonplace for medical malpractice law firms to advertise you win or it costs you nothing. (The Drudge Report)
Click to read:Will Insurance Alone Cure What Ails Us? Aug 19, 2009
A lot of people blame malpractice law suits, which is a red herring. The real cost is the duplication and overhead caused by lack of coordination. (CBS News)
Ga.s wild and crazy Rep. Paul Broun strikes again Aug 16, 2009
In the US a specific medical malpractice law is in force to bring justice to the patients ... Limiting medical malpractice lawsuits has zero effect on health care costs or even medical malpractice premiums. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Socialized medicine takes away freedom Jul 1, 2009
hillbillytea wrote on Jun 30, 2009 1:41 PM:" fred bought up an intersting subject on tort reform,I have to go to work.any takers?the insurance companys and ambulance chsaers have turned malpractice law into a major shell game.my brother inlaw was a victim of that sharade ". Phil wrote on Jun 30, 2009 1:48 PM:" wcf reader,Eminent domain - not a liberal creation"Quota laws" were anti-immigrant laws from the 1920's - but if you mean progressive hiring guidelines to reverse discrimination that had... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
17 seek seat on Arizona Supreme Court May 6, 2009
Thomas M. Ryan who practices personal injury and malpractice law in Phoenix. Ann A. Scott Timmer, a judge on Division 1 of the Court of Appeals. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Pay attention! Apr 30, 2009
In the coming months, the Supreme Court will be making a ruling on the constitutionality of the state;s medical malpractice law. We know where Justice Kilbride stood on the Nolan case. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Kaiser kidney transplant patients, families settle for $1M Apr 18, 2009
Five medical malpractice cases involving s now-defunct Northern California kidney transplant program in San Francisco have been settled for a total of $1 million, according to their Irvine-based attorney, who blamed flaws in California s malpractice laws for the relatively small size of the settlements ... California s medical malpractice law limits malpractice recovery awards to $250,000 per case, which Eisenberg described as an arbitrary ceiling, adding These cases are a perfect illustration... (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
