Medical Liability Reform

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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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Hart Health Strategies MACRA Implementation Update 2.22.17

Published: February 22, 2017
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PCRC Letter to Senate Leadership Supporting 21st Century Cures

Published: December 1, 2016
RE: 21st Century Cures Act Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Reid: The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition strongly support theprovisions of the 21st Century Cures […]
  • Drugs and Devices
  • Medical Liability Reform
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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PCRC Letter to House Leadership Supporting 21st Century Cures

Published: November 30, 2016
RE: 21st Century Cures Act Dear Speaker Ryan and Minority Leader Pelosi: The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition strongly support theprovisions of the 21st Century Cures Act […]
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  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Neurosurgery Endorses the “Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act”

Published: December 11, 2015
The Honorable Todd YoungU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 Subject: Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act Dear Representative Young, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and […]
  • Drugs and Devices
  • Medical Liability Reform
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Neurosurgery Joins AMA in Sending Letter to NAIC Regarding Network Adequacy

Published: October 26, 2015
RE: Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Model Act Dear Commissioners Sevigny, Kreidler, and Members of the Health Insurance and ManagedCare (B) Committee: The undersigned organizations representing health care consumers, physicians, […]
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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance to Send Letter to Rep. Price Regarding H.R. 2300

Published: June 26, 2015
The Honorable Tom Price, MD100 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 RE: H.R. 2300, Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 Dear Representative Price: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Coalition Representing 450,000 Physicians Urges Congress to Repeal IPAB

Published: June 15, 2015
Subject: H.R. 1190, the “Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act” Dear Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi, On behalf of the undersigned medical organizations, representing 450,000 physicians and thepatients they serve, […]
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