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S. 2995: AFJ Sign-on Letter
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S. 2995: Senator Leahy's Statement
S. 2995: Senator Leahy's Statement Read More »
S. 2995: Joint sponsoring senators' press release
S. 2995: Joint sponsoring senators' press release Read More »
Consumer and Patient Safety Group Opposition to H.R.5
The undersigned consumer and public interest groups strongly oppose H.R. 5, the “Protecting Access to Healthcare Act,” which would limit the legal rights of injured patients and families of those killed by negligent health care. The purpose of this letter is not to comment on H.R. 5’s new amendment, “Title II—Repeal Of Independent Payment Advisory Board.” We will limit our comments to Title I of H.R. 5, an outrageously broad proposal that covers not only cases involving medical malpractice, but also cases involving unsafe drugs and nursing home abuse and neglect. Read More »
LARA Sign-On Letter (12/07/2011)
LARA Sign-On Letter (12/07/2011) Read More »
Over 100 Groups Oppose the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
Over 100 Groups Oppose the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996) Read More »
Letter Supporting the Arbitration Fairness Act
Letter Supporting the Arbitration Fairness Act Read More »
Letter opposing use of H.R. 5 provisions by the deficit supercommittee
The undersigned consumer and patient-safety groups strongly oppose including restrictions on patients’ legal rights in your deficit reduction recommendations. That would include provisions like those embodied in H.R. 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2011 and in recommendation 3.3.12 of the report by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (Bowles-Simpson Commission). Such legal limits would not only severely harm already injured patients but also they would increase the deficit in significant ways. Moreover, imposing federal malpractice laws on all 50 states would be an unprecedented interference with states and the work of local judges and juries. Read More »
