Medical Liability Reform

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

AANS and CNS Endorse Good Samaritan Legislation

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 […]
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Letters

Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Support of Good Samaritan Liability Protections

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 […]
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Neurosurgery-Led Coalition Endorses Medical Liability Reform Bill

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 […]
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