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Press Releases:

Health Coalition Supports Legislation to Curb Medical Lawsuit Abuse - 04-18-2013 (PDF)

HCLA Letter in Support of H.R. 1473, the Standard of Care Protection Act - 04-18-2013 (PDF)

Health Coalition Sets Priorities, Legislative Agenda for 2013 - 04-07-2013 (PDF)

HCLA's Coalition Letter to Speaker Boehner - 02-27-2013 (PDF)

HCLA’s letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal - 02-27-2013 (PDF)

Medical Liability Reform Group Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Care Act - 06-28-2012 (PDF)

Health Coalition Applauds House for Passage of Medical Liability Reform - 03-23-2012 (PDF)

HCLA Ad in Politico in Support of Medical Liability Vote - 03-21-2012 (PDF)

Health Coalition Sends Letters in Support of Forthcoming Vote on Medical Liability Reform - 03-18-2012 (PDF)

HCLA Letter to Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Co-Chair of Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction - 09-29-2011 (PDF)

HCLA Letter to Senator Patty Murray, Co-Chair of Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction - 09-29-2011 (PDF)

Health Coalition Encouraged by Inclusion of Liability Reform in “Gang of Six” Deficit Reduction Plan - 07-21-2011 (PDF)

New Poll Confirms Americans Want Medical Liability Reform - 05-12-2011 (PDF)

Health Coalition Testifies on Critical Need for Liability Reform - 04-06-2011 (PDF)

Statement of Troy M. Tippett, M.D. on the subject of H.R. 5 - 04-06-2011 (PDF)

Health Coalition Encouraged by Medical Liability Reform Vote - 02-17-2011 (PDF)

Health Coalition Applauds President Obama's Commitment to Medical Liability Reform - 01-26-2011 (PDF)

House Judiciary Hearing Puts Medical Liability Reform Back in the Spotlight - 01-20-2011 (PDF)

Health Groups Disappointed Debt Commission Fails to Reach Agreement - 12-03-2010 (PDF)

Health Groups Praise Second Bipartisan Debt Reduction Plan To Include Medical Liability Reform - 11-17-2010 (PDF)

Health Groups Applaud Debt Commission Co-Chairs’ Support for Liability Reform - 11-11-2010 (PDF)

HCLA Letter to Leaders on MPL Reforms in HCR - 01-14-2010 (PDF)

New Poll Shows Americans Want Medical Liability Reform - 10-27-2009 (PDF)

Citizen Petition Supporting Medical Liability Reform Delivered to the Senate - 09-22-2009 (PDF)

Broad Health Coalition Disappointed in Baucus Bill - 09-17-2009 (PDF)

Broad Health Coalition Applauds President Obama's Commitment to Medical Liability Reform - 09-10-2009 (PDF)

Health Coalition Sends Legislative Proposals For Medical Liability Reform to Congress - 07-15-2009 (PDF)

Leading Coalitions on Medical Liability Reform Join Forces - 06-25-2009 (PDF)

HCLA Releases Report on Status of Medical Liability Reform - 03-27-2009 (PDF)

HCLA Chair Shawn Martin issued the following statement regarding today's Congressional vote on Medicare - 07-24-2008 (PDF)

Have CJD and CFA Seen the Light? Center "Expert" Concedes Medical Liability Reform Lowers Premiums - 05-03-2006 (PDF)

Majority of Americans Support Medical Liability Reform Legislation: New Poll Reveals Seventy-Five Percent of Americans Want Their Elected Representatives to Pass Comprehensive Medical Liability Reform - 03-20-2006 (PDF)

HCLA Praises President Bush's Continued Commitment o Medical Liability Reform: Urges Congressional Action to Preserve Patient Access - 02-01-2006 (PDF)

New Study Demonstrates Medical Liability Insurance is Fairly Priced: Leading Academic Experts Refute Claims by Center for Justice and Democracy - 10-14-2005 (PDF)

New Poll Shows Americans Want Congress to Support Comprehensive Medical Liability Reform: Americans Believe Access to Health Care Threatened - 07-25-2005 (PDF)

Health Care Coalition Praises President Bush's Pledge to Make Medical Liability Reform a Top Priority; Calls on the US Congress to Pass Important Legislation - 02-03-2005 (PDF)