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How medical liability reforms will be advanced, challenged in 2016

Details of plans the AMA has to continue to address upcoming medical liability reform efforts that drain health care resources that could be devoted instead to improved quality of care and access for patients.

Federal Advocacy
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Oregon supreme court case could alter legal definition of injury

At stake is whether or not the Oregon Supreme Court should determine if “loss of chance” for a better outcome should be recognized as a legal injury in medical liability lawsuits. Existing law doesn’t include loss of chance.

Judicial Advocacy
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Court decides: Is patient safety information protected?

A Florida district court of appeal considered whether patient safety information is protected from disclosure under a federal act in a medical liability case against a hospital and its physicians.

Judicial Advocacy
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Court decides whether insurers can be sued for underpaid claims

A U.S. court of appeal ruled physicians who are assigned insurance policy benefits have the right to bring lawsuits against insurers who underpay for medically necessary services provided to covered patients.

Judicial Advocacy
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Court case puts patient privacy in peril

What happens to physician-patient confidentiality when any government agency can obtain a patient’s prescription records without a warrant? A case before a state supreme court threatens to keep these lines of investigation wide open.

Judicial Advocacy
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3 Min Read

Medical liability reform at risk in state supreme court case

One of the nation’s leading medical liability reform laws could be undercut in a case before a state supreme court. Also tied up in the balance is access to essential medical care for thousands of patients in a highly underserved region of the country.

Judicial Advocacy
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3 Min Read

Supreme Court to weigh insurer payment transparency

Health insurers are fighting a state law that would create transparency for physicians and patients when it comes to health insurance payments. A case before the Supreme Court of the United States will determine whether a technicality will stand in the way of reform efforts and keep the insurance payment process cloaked in mystery.

Judicial Advocacy
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Court case threatens physician-patient confidentiality

What if patients no longer felt safe sharing personal—yet crucial—information with their physicians? A case to be heard by the Washington Supreme Court threatens the integrity of the patient-physician relationship, potentially raising new obstacles to communication and trust.

Judicial Advocacy
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3 Min Read

Court rules physicians can stand up for their patients

A U.S. appeals court ruling gave legal power to patients who face unfair scrutiny or rejection of their mental health claims and enabled their physicians to stand up for this vulnerable population in court.

Judicial Advocacy