Tort Reform Law

Some supporters have been frustrated by the measure’s link to medical tort reforms, which drove some Democrats, who initially favored rejection of the panel, to oppose the overall bill. The Associated Press: House To Vote On Repealing Medicare …

The House made an otherwise boring day interesting with a little bit of procedural fun. The business of the day was the consideration of one suspension bill (regarding the sale of surplus federal real estate), and one bill under regular … Continue reading →

Gindy said if this latest reform effort does not work, he expects the Legislature to repeal no-fault coverage altogether. “We’ll only support (repeal) if there’s some tort reform,” he said, referring to limits on lawsuits and damages.

The House meets at 10 a.m., and at noon will take up two bills, including H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) act. This bill would repeal the 2010 healthcare law’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a goal that … Continue reading →

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) has signed legislation (S.F. No. 1183) that limits the tort liability of the state and its employees for “any number of claims arising out of a single occurrence, if the claim involves a nonprofit organization … Continue reading →

Linking this bill to tort reform—an unrelated, divisive, and partisan issue—is bringing what was once a bipartisan effort to a screeching halt. I urge the Rules Committee to reject this offset.” Even a Republican, Rep. Paul Broun, MD, (R-GA …

(Democrats counter with: people with no health insurance.) To listen to Republicans, doctors can’t make any money because of medical malpractice insurance, thus we need tort reform to rein in health care costs. For a while there, it looked as … Continue reading →

Modern Healthcare: Consumer Group, Lawmaker Weigh In On Malpractice Measure The Public Citizen consumer advocacy organization is urging Congress to reject current medical tort reform legislation calling it “deeply flawed.” Meanwhile, a …

Well, we all know it was a roundup of the usual reform suspects: health savings accounts, tort reform, divorcing health insurance from employment, searching for ways to save “unnecessary” expenditures in the last months of life, electronic …

Some critics, including Democrats who back health care reform, cite the independent board’s relative autonomy as a reason for eliminating it. In addition, Republican sponsors have added long-desired tort reform provisions against frivolous …