Here is an article showing how profitable the nursing home industry actually is while the insurance companies are requesting immunity and protection from their neglect and abuse. Robust Financial Standing Of California Nursing Homes Observed Amid Slump In Quality Care Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Writer A study released Tuesday reported growing profitability of the
There is a great editorial by Tamara Hill in the Tennessean. Here it is in its entirety. Lawsuits are the only way some nursing homes will provide the services they’re supposed to offer By TAMARA L. HILL Tennessee Voices In response to a letter to the editor by Debra Fish (“Nursing homes are pot of
Insurance companies, the Chamber of Commerce, and the American Medical Association attempt to advance tort reform (i.e immunity for their members) by making up frivolous cases and trying to convince juries that doctors are fleeing states without caps on damages for victims of negligence and abuse. However, new information based on the AMA’s own data on the
We’ve all heard the argument made by the insurance companies and nursing home industry: so-called tort “reform” will lead to better healthcare for everyone. This is the line that the insurance and medical industries have been pushing in states all across the country. The truth is that patients in states with arbitrary restrictions on their
The West Virginia Supreme court recently discussed how pre-suit notice and expert affidavit creates absurd results. This is very important since South Carolina passed similar legislation 2 years ago. The article was written by Justin D. Anderson for Daily Mail Capitol Reporter. Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher wrote “I dissent to express my hope that,
Here is an interesting article about a pro tort reform doctor who has had a change of heart after experiencing first hand the law of unintended consequences as a result of tort reform. Here is an excerpt from that article. Dave Stewart’s mother went to the hospital for surgery in April. Four days later, she
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