The AANS and CNS support legislation to provide common sense, proven, comprehensive medical liability reform. Federal legislation modeled after the laws in California or Texas, which includes reasonable limits on noneconomic damages, represents the "gold standard." The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has shown that comprehensive medical liability reform would provide $54 billion in savings to the federal government. Other solutions should be adopted including: (1) Applying the Federal Tort Claims Act to services mandated by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act; (2) liability protections for physicians who volunteer their services; (3) liability protections for physicians who follow practice guidelines set by their specialties; and (4) clarifying that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) did not create any new causes of action. Organized neurosurgery, together with coalitions of medical organizations, is leading the charge to tackle medical liability reform.
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Letters
Published: August 8, 2024
As the chair of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), I’m writing to ask [Member of Congress] to cosponsor H.R. 2819, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act. This […]
Letters
Subject: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Discussion Draft Dear Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, Senator Casey and Senator Romney: On behalf of a diverse coalition of medical professionals and associations […]
Letters
SUBJECT: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization Dear Chairman Sanders and Ranking Member Cassidy: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons […]
Letters
Published: April 24, 2023
Subject: “Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023” Dear Congressmen Bucshon and Ruiz: We, the undersigned members of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), wish to express our […]
Letters
Published: April 18, 2023
SUBJECT: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023 Dear Representatives Bucshon and Ruiz: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we […]
Letters
Published: March 29, 2023
Submitted electronically to PAHPA2023Comments@help.senate.gov RE: Pandemic and All-Hazarda Preparedness Act (PAHPA) Reauthorization RFI The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance) represents more than 100,000 specialty physicians across 16 specialty and subspecialty […]
Letters
Published: March 13, 2023
Subject: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization Dear Representatives Hudson and Eshoo: On behalf of a diverse coalition of medical professionals and associations working to improve timely access to care […]
Press Release (DC Office)
Published: December 16, 2022
Health Coalition Applauds Bipartisan Action on Medical Liability Reform WASHINGTON, DC – The Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) today announced its support of H.R. 9584, the Accessible Care […]
Letters
Subject: Future Pandemic Preparation Dear Chairwoman DeGette & Ranking Member Griffith: On behalf of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), a diverse coalition of medical professionals, associations and […]
Letters
Published: February 4, 2022
Subject: “PREVENT Pandemics Act” Dear Chairman Murray and Ranking Member Burr: On behalf of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), a diverse coalition of medical professionals, associations and […]
