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Sweeping new tort reforms will protect Iowa physicians

A cap on noneconomic damages, a certificate-of-merit requirement and strengthened expert-witness standards are among new safeguards for physicians.

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May 18, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Iowa medical liability reform legislation, South Dakota Good Samaritan overdose protection law and more in the latest AMA state and local advocacy efforts.

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May 4, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Iowa's highest court says error-reporting document is confidential; State's top court deals blow to medical liability forum shopping

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Iowa’s highest court says error-reporting document is confidential

In a win for patients and physicians, the state Supreme Court protects peer-reviewed materials that help prevent errors and improve public health.

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April 20, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Kentucky's medical review panel legislation, opioids on the decline and more in AMA's state and local advocacy efforts.

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Top State Issues 2017
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5 issues physicians will take to state legislators in 2017

Legislation on physician-led team-based care and reversing the nation’s opioid epidemic and Medicaid are among the top issues faced at the state level this year.

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Error-reporting confidentiality threatened in court

Confidential, protected peer-review mechanisms for reporting medical errors are at issue in a case before the Iowa Supreme Court. The state’s Morbidity and Mortality Study Law is being reviewed.

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Raising minimum age for purchasing tobacco has health implications

The move to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco to 21 has major health implications. It will reduce the smoking rate over time by about 12 percent and smoking-related deaths by 10 percent.

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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.

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