Protect Patients Now
Across the country, patient access to quality medical care is being threatened by personal injury attorneys who are driving good doctors out of the practice of medicine or forcing them to cut back on "high risk" life-saving treatments.
Protect Patients Now is a nationwide grassroots campaign of concerned citizens and doctors dedicated to passing national medical liability reform that will end lawsuit abuse and make sure that the care you need will be there when you need it.
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Doctors for Medical Liability Reform announces a partnership with the Health Coalition on Liability and Access to ensure that medical liability reform is included in comprehensive health care reform legislation considered by Congress. Click here to visit the HCLA website.
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Protect Patients Now is committed to keeping you up-to-date on all the newest developments in our campaign to ensure that American patients have access to the medical care they need when they need it. Please click here to read our most recent monthly newsletter.
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"Crisis Erupts in Hawaii" – According to the Hawaii Medical Association thirty percent of Hawaii’s orthopedic surgeons have left the islands, 42 percent of OBGYN’s plan to stop providing pregnancy care, and many medical students say they intend to leave after they finish their studies – all because of rising medical liability costs. To see KGMB9’s news broadcast on the growing medical liability crisis in Hawaii, click here. And click here to see the KITV story on a Texas doctor's advice on how Hawaii can turn around its crisis just like they did in the Lone Star State.
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"Texas: A Miracle in the Making" – In the three years since reform was passed, Texas has been transformed from a state in crisis to a model for national legislation that has been introduced in the U.S. Congress. Click here to read more about the miraculous turnaround in Texas.
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Sign our Petition – Please click here to sign our petition and add your name to the growing list of Americans urging Congress to enact commonsense reform legislation to stop medical liability abuse.
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Watch our Mini Documentary – Please take a moment to view this important video. It contains vital information on the medical liability crisis that every physician, patient, and concerned citizen should know. Click here to download the video.
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