Medical liability reform: Current legislative trends, research and advocacy efforts

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May 20, 2026
Virtual
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Medical liability reform remains a top advocacy priority for the AMA. While some states have strengthened these protections, others are seeing significant efforts to roll back progress. In this webinar, we’ll break down what’s happening across the country, share the data that support medical liability reform, and highlight how one state medical society is responding to recent legislative challenges. 

Host

  • David H. Aizuss, MD, chair, AMA Board of Trustees 

Speakers

  • Mike Stinson, vice president, Public Policy and Legal Affairs, Medical Professional Liability Association
  • Allen Hardiman, PhD, lead economist, American Medical Association
  • Scott Castro, senior director of health policy, Medical Society of Virginia

When

May 20, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Central

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Registration will be posted when available.

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