Archive for the ‘Medical Malpractice’ Category

MedMal RRGs Spared from Anti-Trust Legislation

February 23, 2010 | Health Care Legislation, Medical Malpractice | No Comments

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 22, 2010 – The Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) today saluted the exclusion of medical malpractice insurance from a Congressional bill that would eliminate portions of the McCarran-Ferguson Act in governing the insurance industry. Read more

Hawaii

November 13, 2009 | Hawaii, Medical Malpractice, Subrogation, Workers' Compensation | No Comments

In 2009, several medical malpractice tort reform bills were introduced to eliminate subrogation rights for all types of lines, including workers’ compensation, health and disability.

Why Medical Malpractice Caps Should Be Raised In Colorado

April 15, 2009 | Colorado, Medical Malpractice | No Comments

by Glorianna Scott, Denver Legal News Examniner, www.examiner.com

Colorado State Representative Christine Scanlan is expected to sponsor a bill to increase statutory caps on medical malpractice lawsuits. A similar bill, sponsored by Representative Terrance Carroll, failed last year. With only five weeks left in this session, Scanlan’s bill may be difficult to pass, but here’s why it should pass anyway: Read more