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It's an issue that Democrats would rather not deal with as they shape a health care overhaul. Yet a new Associated Press poll says most Americans support curbs on medical malpractice lawsuits.
The Associated Press poll on health care, by Stanford University with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Oct. 29 to Nov. 8. It is based on landline and cell phone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,502 adults. Interviews were conducted with 1,052 respondents on landline telephones and 450 on cell phones.
President Barack Obama's willingness to consider alternatives to medical malpractice lawsuits is providing a boost for taking such cases out of the courtroom and letting experts, not juries, decide their merits.
Limits on medical malpractice lawsuits would lead doctors to order up fewer unneeded tests and save taxpayers billions more than previously thought, budget umpires for Congress said Friday in a reversal that puts the issue back in the middle of the health care debate.
The Obama administration on Thursday announced $25 million in grants for states and health care systems to experiment with alternatives to costly medical malpractice lawsuits, an issue that long has divided Washington.
In his appeal to Congress for health care reform, President Barack Obama isn't ignoring calls for changes in medical malpractice laws.
President Barack Obama is standing by his opposition to caps on jury awards to people who successfully sue for medical malpractice.
The Obama administration and key congressional Democrats are taking a hard look at the nation's medical malpractice system as part of a broader health care overhaul.
The family of a New Jersey man who died hours after having his wisdom teeth removed has won more than $11 million in damages.
About 40 percent of the medical malpractice cases filed in the United States are groundless, according to a Harvard analysis of the hotly debated issue that pits trial lawyers against doctors, with lawmakers in the middle.
(WASHINGTON) - In the midst of the great recession, a depressed job market is hitting veterans particularly hard.
Vets' spouses lose a death benefit by staying singleNona Chubboy's husband, an officer in the Navy, paid the premiums on a government insurance policy for years, expecting it to help his wife if he died.
It's sinful for a veteran to travel more than 90 minutes for medical treatment RADFORD, Va., Nov. 29 - I live in the beautiful southwest mountains of Radford, Virginia, but I have been following the VA hospital for South Texas issue for a couple of years now and am a proud supporter of the drive.
Shameful: 16,000 Unprocessed Files Of Vets With The VABy Dr. Laurie Roth November 27, 2009 NewsWithViews.com
Vets Shielded From Health Care ReformThe national health reform bill passed by the House last month and the Senate version to be debated in early December pose no threat to current health care benefits provided to military families, retirees or veterans, say advocates for these beneficiaries as well as congressional …
Man sues after all of his teeth were removed A Thompson man set to have all his upper teeth removed claims he awoke from surgery to find dentists didn't stop there and extracted all his lower teeth as well. All of them!!! That sure gummed up the works, dontcha think? - H2
Obama's MalpracticeThere is an air of absurdity to what is mistakenly called "health care reform." Everyone knows that the United States faces massive governmental budget deficits as far as calculators can project, driven heavily by an aging population and uncontrolled health costs.
Local Veteran Wins Fight For Medical BenefitsNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Cheatham County veteran James Cripps is celebrating Veterans Day after winning an appeal that could pave the way for other veterans to get medical care. He served his country, but felt betrayed when he sought care for exposure to Agent Orange.
Malpractice Confidentiality Clauses Could Put Others At RiskYou turn to them for matters of life and death, but what do you really know about your doctors? Many physician disciplinary records are closed to the public, and it's common for malpractice case settlements to carry confidentiality clauses.
VA Dept. hospitals botched treatmentsBy Audrey Hudson The Veterans Affairs Department committed grave safety mistakes at several of its medical centers and delayed other needed educational and financial services to thousands of veterans, agency chief Eric Shinseki said Wednesday to a congressional panel.
ARE YOU SICK AND TIRED OF LETTING HOSPITALS GET AWAY WITH DOING HARM TO YOURSELF OR DEATH TO A LOVED ONE WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT! AND AS IF THAT ALONE WAS NOT ENOUGH THEY ADD INSULT TO INJURY BY CHARGING YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND OR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EXUBRANT AMOUNTS …
Long-Belated Homecoming for World War II Veterans WASHINGTON — For Lawrence M. Hinsley, it was a celebration almost 65 years in the making. Mr. Hinsley, a Navy enlistee who served in the Pacific theater in World War II, says he was greeted with little pomp and circumstance when he returned home in late 1945.
Secretary Shinseki Announces Ability to Sign Up for Emergency Education Benefit Payments on VA Web-Site this FridayWASHINGTON (Sept. 30, 2009) - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki today announced further outreach to Veteran-students eligible for a special emergency payment of their education benefits. Veterans can now apply online beginning Oct. 2.
US judge rules against compulsory vaccinations30 years after compulsory vaccination became US Law: US Court issues an injunction to stop it and to hold the the government and drug companies responsible for reactions.
An Empty Nod to Tort Reforman apparent attempt to sway at least one undecided Republican senator to sign on to his healthcare reform program, the Obama administration has announced the initiation of a "pilot program" on tort reform, which the president alluded to in his recent speech to a joint session of …
Quality Over Quantity Important in Reducing Veterans' Claims Backlog, Says The American LegionWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The leader of The American Legion says the huge backlog of veterans claims faced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can be best addressed by emphasizing a "quality over quantity" approach.
Groups want review after vets lose visionSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A Veterans Administration probe that found eight veterans suffered potentially preventable vision loss while under the care of optometrists at a Northern California VA facility is prompting medical groups to call for a state investigation.
Pro and Con: Should Tort Reform be Part of Health Care Reform?Pro: Perhaps the most conciliatory moment in President Barack Obama's health care speech before Congress came when he acknowledged concern with the high costs of medical malpractice lawsuits. Con: We've been told for so long that lawsuits and large jury verdicts are th …
White House seeks ways to curb medical malpractice suits 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.
Would Tort Reform Really Lower Health Care Costs?Most of us agree that tort reform is necessary, but would this really have a big effect on health care costs?
Veterans Service Organizations: Sleeping With The Enemy TOO MANY ENSLAVED BY IGNORANCE INTO TURNING ON THEIR OWN VETERANS RIGHTS ADVOCATES UNDER ATTACK BY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERS By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER
How long must we wait?This is the best article I've found so far in examining the the different perspectives in medical liability. It does not present a solution, but it does a real good job of laying out the issues from both the doctors and the patients perspective.
Hospitals Fail to Report Doctor Incompetence - ABC NewsOne would assume that a surgeon whose license had been suspended in Oklahoma and revoked in Texas would not be allowed to operate in Hawaii. But that's what happened in 2001 when the surgeon used a screwdriver in place of a titanium rod for a spine procedure.
"Euthanasia" is best defined as "mercy killing" or "assisted suicide" by methods that ease the pain of death.
Tort Reform Unlikely to Cut Health Care CostsThe health economists and independent legal experts who study the issue, however, don't believe that's true. They say that malpractice liability costs are a small fraction of the spiraling costs of the U.S.
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