Advocacy and Health Policy: Medical Liability Reform

Help Fight for Medical Liability Reform

Surgeons have been a particular target for skyrocketing medical liability premiums, with some premiums increasing as much as 300 percent. Many surgeons are being forced to retire earlier, stop doing high-risk procedures or move to states where there are strong medical liability reforms. This special section of the College's Web site provides Fellows with tools to help educate lawmakers on the need for strong medical liability reforms.

ACS Medical Liability Reform Fact Sheets

• The Medical Liability Crisis: A federal problem that requires a federal solution
• The Medical Liability Crisis and the litigation explosion
• In the news: Patients who can't get the care they need because of the liability crisis
• Medical Liability Reform: Why it is good for patients
• Why America needs medical liability reform
• Medical Liability Reform preserves access to courts
• Medical Liability Reform: The answer to soaring insurance premiums
• Ending the confusion: Economic, non-economic and punitive damages
• Defining the terms: Medical liability reform provisions

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