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Feb. 22, 2018: National Advocacy Update

ECC Good Samaritan legislation, stakeholder input on opioid abuse and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Unbalanced scales of justice.
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1 in 3 physicians has been sued; by age 55, 1 in 2 hit with suit

Specialty, age and gender tied to liability risk, says new research. Reforms are needed to fix the liability system that imposes high burdens on U.S. health care.

Sustainability
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AMA studies show continued cost burden of medical liability system

AMA released a series of trend reports in its Policy Research Perspective series illustrating the price Americans pay for the broken medical liability system.

Press Releases
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Dec. 14, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA provided support for the Kentucky Medical Association amicus brief on a new way to bring liability lawsuits.

Advocacy Update
Unbalanced scales of justice.
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4 MIN READ

State high court halts new way to bring liability lawsuits

State Supreme Court reverses appellate decision, rejects legal maneuver that would allow hospitals to be sued over doctor-credentialing decisions.

Sustainability
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2 MIN READ

Oct. 5, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Fate of noneconomic damage cap in hands of top state court

Advocacy Update
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Sept. 7, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA advocates in cases for full VA coverage of transgender vets' gender dysphoria and more.

Advocacy Update
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Tort reforms facing legal challenges in three states

Plaintiffs’ attorneys are challenging pre-trial mechanisms that assess the worthiness of medical liability complaints before cases can proceed.

Sustainability
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Procedural ruling sets higher bar for expert-witness testimony

The stricter evidentiary standard for expert-witness testimony could keep “junk science” out of courtrooms.

Sustainability