Tort Reform Law

What Could Tort Reform Look Like: Chose Your Rule? – Salon

Of course torts and the law of damages from which they arise are usually State matters, and there has in fact been rather a lot of effort to lower legally generated costs in the field of products liability, and most … Continue reading

Carp on weeds; Tort reform works; Social Security over time – Austin American-Statesman

Re: June 21 article, “Study: Tort reform amendment hasn’t delivered reduced expenses.” Here we go again: yet another narrowly defined study of the impact of tort reform on health care costs and physicians in Texas. Such studies fail to show … Continue reading

Health reform: GOP recipe for ‘repeal’ still murky – AZCentral.com

The idea of purchasing health insurance across state lines is still hot. Tort reform always comes up. Some say the private insurance market will keep the law’s popular provisions in place, leaving no need for federal intervention. Others have …

Congressman West talks health care with local doctors – msnbc.com

Doctors also told West, with the number of new potential patients, comes concerns about lawsuits. They told him in a closed-door meeting, tort reform goes hand in hand with health-care law. “The American people are losing the right to really … Continue reading

Health care reform: GOP recipe for ‘replace’ still murky – Politico.com

The idea of purchasing health insurance across state lines is still hot. Tort reform always comes up. Some say the private insurance market will keep the law’s popular provisions in place, leaving no need for federal intervention. Others have said … Continue reading

After the ACA Ruling: The Next Urgent Steps for Cardiologists – Medscape News

Administrative costs and hassles to provide care have to decrease significantly. Medscape: What about tort reform? Dr. Zoghbi: Tort reform is really very important, and it won’t reduce quality of care. It actually reduces frivolous litigation …

Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 7/3 – DAILY KOS

Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. The healthcare reforms Collins said he would push would be tort reform and open up competition in insurance by allowing policies across state lines. Collins also argued that … Continue reading

Declining Patient Rights and Medical Malpractice Reform – 24-7PressRelease.com

The real outcome of tort reform is the limiting of sick and injured people’s rights and the stunning profits of insurance companies. MIAMI, FL, July 02, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/– The National Practitioner Data Bank has caused much consternation among …

Expert witness need not have same specialty as doctor defendant – AMA

The ruling deflates a state tort reform provision that requires expert witnesses to have the same or similar medical background as the doctor being sued, said Gene Ransom, CEO of MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society. “We don’t like the … Continue reading

Mitch McConnell Demonstrates the "Repeal and Replace" Tap Dance – Mother Jones

tort reform for the Chamber of Commerce, etc.). The 30 million uninsured will be quickly and completely forgotten, as McConnell’s robotic dedication to GOP talking points showed. How about if we all stop pretending that they were ever serious …