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  • Health-Care “Reform” Bills Increase Costs, Endanger Access for Millions, Federal Experts Say


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    The healthcare “reform” bill backed by Obama “ would reduce senior care ,” and “could jeopardize access to care for millions,” report healthcare experts at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The bill also “ increases medical costs ” through inflation, increasing health-care ...
    4 hours ago
  • How not to be a medical malpractice victim


    Washington Injury Attorney BlogAuthority Authority: 131
    I just read an excellent article by CNNs senior medical correspondent, Elizabeth Cohen. Her article, How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake is a must-read for anyone who is going to be a patient in the hospital or anyone who has a loved one there. The article is one in a series on the Empowered Patient. ...
    2 days ago
  • Baby in China Dies While Doctor Plays Online Game


    China Digital Times (CDT)Authority Authority: 628
    In Nanjing, a 5-month-old baby has died due to a doctor’s prioritizing online games over his hospital duties. From Associated Press : A 5-month-old baby died in a hospital amid pleas for help from his parents while his doctor played video games online in eastern China, health authorities said Friday. An ...
    2 days ago
  • Hawaii


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    In 2009, several medical malpractice tort reform bills were introduced to eliminate subrogation rights for all types of lines, including workers’ compensation, health and disability.
    2 days ago
  • Fatal Hospital Bed Fall Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Illinois


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    A woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois against a hospital, alleging that the facility is liable for allowing her mother to fall out of a hospital bed and suffer fatal injuries. The medical malpractice lawsuit was filed October 22 in Madison County Circuit Court of Illinois by Roberta Cruthis, ...
    2 days ago
  • Will The Right To Sue Bad Doctors Survive Health Care Reform?


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    from Down With Tyranny The video ( at this link ) tells the story of Merlyna Adams– a school principal from Louisiana who sought treatment for a kidney stone. After a month of botched treatment, her body developed sepsis, a complication caused by infection. She suffered congestive heart failure, renal failure ...
    3 days ago
  • Dartmouth Atlas and Physician Supply - No Relation to "Tort Reform"


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    First it was the GAO .  Then the Bureau of Economic Research .  The Cincinnati Enquirer .  The Texas Observer .  What are we talking about?  Clear evidence by any credible benchmark that there is no link between state “tort reform” laws and where doctors decide to practice. So we can’t say we were ...
    3 days ago
  • Eleven National Consumer Organizations Oppose Medical Malpractice Limits


    Illinois Medical Malpractice BlogAuthority Authority: 131
    Eleven national consumer and public interest groups whose memberships represent many millions of Americans sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging rejection of any amendments or substitutes to the health care bill that would limit the legal rights of patients injured by medical malpractice . These groups ...
    3 days ago
  • The Fort Hood murderer mess just gets better


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    and better. "Put it this way," says one official familiar with the conversations that took place. "Everybody felt that if you were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, you would not want Nidal Hasan in your foxhole." ... One official involved in the conversations had reportedly told colleagues that he worried that ...
    3 days ago
  • >>Pelosi Health-Care Bill Lacks Malpractice Reform – WSJ.com


    And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and TomorrowAuthority Authority: 440
    Pelosi Health-Care Bill Lacks Malpractice Reform – WSJ.com You and I pay for frivolous law suits every time we walk into a doctors office.  We also pay for expensive tests that the doctor knows he doesn’t need to treat us but he orders anyhow just in case  he is sued  so he can show that everything possible ...
    3 days ago
  • Pittsburgh Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $2.3M Verdict


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    A woman from the Pittsburgh metro area has been awarded $2.3 million award in a medical malpractice lawsuit that was against at local hospital for failing to diagnose an infection . The Pennsylvania malpractice lawsuit was filed by Vita Monestersky against Uniontown Hospital in the U.S. District Court of the ...
    3 days ago
  • Pelosi Health Bill Has ‘Buried Tort Bomb’ Discouraging Damages Caps


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    Buried in a health bill sponsored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a provision that discourages caps on damages and attorney fees. The bill says states with such caps can’t qualify for incentive payments to develop alternative medical liability laws, the Wall Street Journal reports in an editorial that criticizes ...
    3 days ago
  • The Other Reason Why Medical Malpractice Reform Is Critical


    Better HealthAuthority Authority: 596
    There hasn’t been much discussion about serious tort reform in the current healthcare reform debate. That’s probably because most policy experts don’t believe it will make a significant dent in healthcare costs. I happen to believe that tort reform would be a huge boon for healthcare (just ask Ob/Gyns in Texas) ...
    3 days ago
  • How To Find a Brain Injury Attorney With Experience in Birth Injuries


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    This article is about finding a birth injury attorney to file a lawsuit to obtain compensation for brain damage that resulted from an injury to your child. This injury will have occurred sometime between the onset of labor and shortly after birth. The cut off point for classification of an injury as a birth injury ...
    3 days ago
  • Some Facts On Mesothelioma Disease And How It Can Be Conquered Or Prevented


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    Mesothelioma is a potential killer disease which mankind is facing these days. The cancer which is commonly known as mesothelioma disease is caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers for prolonged period of time. In many cases, the patients do not survive for more than two years after diagnosis. The symptoms of the ...
    3 days ago
  • Nurses Have a Duty to Ensure Doctors Meet the Standard of Care


    Halifax Medical Malpractice Lawyer BlogAuthority Authority: 99
    Nurses Duty to Ensure Appropriate Care A recent decision from Ontario has found that nurses have a duty to ensure patients receive appropriate care from a responsible physician when faced with a medical emergency. The court found that the duty to ensure that the patient is seen by a appropriate physician exists ...
    4 days ago
  • Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Financing


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    4 days ago
  • Cerebral Palsy Research


    Accident and Injury Lawyer BlogAuthority Authority: 122
    The Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Lawyer Blog has a post today about how cerebral palsy is being treated with stem cell research . How incredible it would be if there was a cure down the road? Some much has changed in so many areas of medicine over the last 10 years. Maybe putting a major dent or even eradicating ...
    4 days ago
  • In the News: Special Veterans Day Edition


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    Military vets and contractors have filed thirty-two lawsuits from 32 states against the likes of Halliburton and KBR, claiming the companies exposed them “to toxic fumes by burning everything from human remains to tires in massive open air pits.” You may have seen the lead story in today’s New York Times ...
    4 days ago
  • How Hopeful Is Mesothelioma Prognosis Now


    Health & Fitness BlogAuthority Authority: 165
    Mesothelioma prognosis is not so encouraging in many cases. There are several reasons for this, which we would discuss here threadbare. As you know, mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that affects the protective covering of vital organs. This covering, caller mesothelium, becomes infected due to continuous exposure ...
    4 days ago

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