Liability Reform
Amici Curiae Brief of the North Dakota Medical Association, North Dakota Hospital Association, American Hospital Association and American Medical Association
The House Energy…
The average cost of administering or adjudicating a medical liability claim was $54,165 in 2015, 65% more than in 2006, according to a series of trend reports released today by the American Medical Association.
The increased costs that result from the current flawed medical liability system not only hinder access to affordable health care, they also threaten the stability of the health care field, which employed 5.7 million people in 2015, and continues to be one of the largest sources of private-sector…
AHA letter to Representative Marsha Blackburn expressing support for the Good Samaritan Health Professional Act (H.R. 1876).
U.S. health care leaders are continually working to improve care processes while advancing a medical liability system that better serves patients and providers. Doing so ensures patients are compensated fairly and in a timely manner and physicians feel confident in the tests they order and the care…
The House Judiciary Committee today held a markup to consider the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (H.R. 4771), AHA-supported legislation that would implement medical liability reforms shown to lower health care costs and make health care more accessible.…
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon yesterday signed state legislation reinstituting caps on non-economic damages in medical liability cases. In 2012, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a 2005 state law setting a $350,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical liability cases. The new…