Professional Liability
Doctors across the country face prohibitively large increases when they renew the professional liability insurance necessary to continue treating patients. Professional liability insurers are leaving states with higher claim rates, dropping physicians in high risk specialities or just plain refusing to issue professional liability insurance to physicians. Physicians, emergency and trauma rooms are faced with paying steeper bills, changing insurance carriers, halting high-risk procedures or closing their doors altogether.
Issues under professional liability
- Joint letter in support of including medical liability reform in health care reform
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; Letter to: Rep. Heny Waxman (D-CA), chairman of Energy & Commerce Committee (16-Jul-09) - Support for S. 22, the "Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 Letter To: The Honorable John Ensign, United States Senate (May 8, 2006)
- Letter to Representative Gingrey in Suppor of H.R. 5, the "Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (Health) Act of 2005" (July 25, 2005)
- Letter to the Honorable James Greenwood regarding Support for H.R. 4280, the "Health Act of 2004" (May 6, 2004)
- HCLA coalition letter to the Honorable James Greenwood regarding Support for H.R. 4280, the "Health Act of 2004" (May 11, 2004)
Additional Resources: Links to other organizations
- American Tort Reform Association - ATRA (www.atra.org)
- Health Care Liability Alliance - HCLA (www.hcla.org)
- Physicians Insurance Association of America - PIAA (www.piaa.us)
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
- National Governors Association - NGA (www.nga.org)
- National Conference of State Legislators - NCSL (www.ncsl.org)
- National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCIL) (www.ncoil.org)
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