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Voter-backed Nevada tort reform faces court challenge

Should juries know whether insurer paid a plaintiff’s medical bills? Physicians say it’s fair law that helps keep liability insurance rates low.

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June 28, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Zero tolerance immigration policy, HELP Committee & sports licensure bill and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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June 28, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn about how the AMA supports a hospital's position on incident reports used during discovery, immigration detainees' right to discharge plans and more.

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Is it OK to have 4-to-1 expert ratio in medical liability case?

Experts ensure sound science in the courtroom. Without them, false compensation and patient care is at stake, an AMA Litigation Center amicus brief says.

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Pennsylvania physicians could face more medical negligence cases

If juries can’t hear testimony about known complications, physicians could be liable for injuries even if they did everything right, physicians tell court.

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May 17, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

The AMA urges courts to uphold appellate rulings on using "reasonable" layperson considerations, sugary-drink distribution tax and more.

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Top court to decide: Should doctors be held to lay standard?

Following that standard would have “cataclysmic consequences,” including more meritless lawsuits, higher costs, physicians say in an amicus brief.

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Members Move Medicine: Seeking better path for physicians

AMA member Ronald Vender, MD, professor of medicine and chief medical officer, Yale Medicine, says physicians need the strength and resilience to persevere in their efforts to put patient care first.

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Marilyn J. Heine, MD: The tenacity to improve health care

AMA member Marilyn J. Heine, MD, builds relationships with policymakers to put health system problems on their radar and make those issues real.

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