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Deadline Set for Application for Medical Liability Reform Grants
By Victoria VanBuren - November 12, 2009
by Holly Hayes In September, President Obama authorized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allocate $25 million for medical liability reform pilot projects. Grant proposals may be submitted beginning December 20 and are due by January 20, 2010. Additional details on the grant application process are available at American Medical News. The purpose of these grants is as follows: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits
Medical Liability Reform Debate
By Victoria VanBuren - November 3, 2009
by Holly Hayes Medical liability reform has not been an area of focus in the health reform debate since September when President Obama directed the Department of Health and Human Services to provide $25 million for medical liability reform and patient safety planning grants. A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, also mentioned on Disputing (post available here) may reinvigorate the medical liability reform debate. Details on this debate and
Next Steps in Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Projects Announced by the AHRQ
By Holly Hayes - October 23, 2009
by Holly Hayes The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will hold a subcommittee meeting open to the public on October 26, 2009, to provide advice regarding grant funding for two demonstration projects: Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Projects (R18) and Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Planning Grants (R21). These demonstration projects were announced on September 9, 2009, as part of The Obama Pla
Effects of Tort Reform on U.S. Health Care Spending
By Holly Hayes - October 22, 2009
by Holly Hayes The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued an analysis of the effects of tort reform proposals on health care spending. The CBO estimates that implementing a nationwide package of tort reform proposals would result in reductions of health care spending of about 0.5 percent or about $11 billion in 2009. This figure represents a reduction of 0.2 percent from lower medical liability premiums and a 0.3 percent reduction from less uti
Health Care Industry Leaders Respond to Senate Finance Committee Vote
By Holly Hayes - October 15, 2009
By Holly Hayes The American Hospital Association (AHA) posted this statement on their website in response to the Senate Finance Committee vote on October 13, 2009, on the health care reform bill. The Senate Finance Committee today (October 13, 2009) voted 14-9 to approve health care reform legislation that would expand health coverage to 91% of U.S. residents. The bill received one Republican vote, from Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME). According to the
Grants for Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Projects
By Victoria VanBuren - October 9, 2009
by Holly Hayes Last month, President Barack Obama announced a plan (discussed here and here) for funding medical malpractice reform projects in order to explore ways to manage medical liability claims. Below is a press release from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) about the grant funding process. AHRQ Announces Intent to Publish Grant and Contract Solicitations for Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Pro
Industry Responses to Medical Malpractice Reform in President Obama’s Health Care Plan
By Holly Hayes - September 11, 2009
by Holly Hayes President Obama’s Plan on Health Care (discussed here and outlined here) includes a provision on medical malpractice reform that instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award medical malpractice demonstration grants to states funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Following are some responses from industry leaders: American Hospital Association (AHA) President and CEO, Rich Umbdenstock, said
President Obama’s Health Care Speech: Tort Reform Implications to Arbitration and Mediation
By Holly Hayes - September 11, 2009
President Obama’s speech (text is here and videos: Parts I, II, III, IV, and V) to a joint session of the U.S.Congress delivered on September 9, briefly mentioned a proposal to move the medical malpractice lawsuits out of the court system and before mediators, medical expert panels, and arbitrators. Although we have not been able to find out the details of the plan –it appears that it will be announced within a month– here is wh
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