No Medical Liability Reform, Trial Lawyers Say, Again
The Hill previews the upcoming Blair House health care confabulorama in the context of medical liability reform, i.e., the possiblity of the President reaching out to Republicans by again making a...
View ArticleA Passing Reference to Medical Liability Reform
The President’s new health care proposal posted today at 10 a.m. has this to say about medical liability issues. It’s in Title VI, Transparency and Program Integrity. And it gives states flexibility to...
View ArticleTactical Maneuvering on Medical Liability Reform
The President’s health care proposal released Monday gave just a passing nod, a tiny quiver of a head shake, to the issue of medical liability reform. Wendell Goler of Fox News asked White House...
View ArticlePresident Lincoln, Tort Reformer
As America waits to learn if President Obama’s latest health care proposal makes any move toward liability reform, we offer these words from another President from Illinois. Never stir up litigation....
View ArticleBroad, Deep and Adamant Opposition from Business
Bloomberg notes the NAM and Chamber of Commerce’s opposition in the article, “Business Groups Press Lawmakers to Oppose Health-Care Measure, as well as: “The measure would drive up labor costs to the...
View ArticleWhy Medical Liability Reform Matters to Manufacturers
The House Judiciary Committee continues to work on H.R. 5, the medical liability reform package, today in an afternoon mark-up session. We wish them well on the effort. Liability reform will help...
View ArticleTexas Gov. Perry: ‘I Don’t Want National Tort Reform’
During his briefing with bloggers today, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas repeatedly turned to the federalism and the 10th Amendment of the Constitution as core principles informing his approach toward...
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