MICRA Update: Measure to Raise Medical Malpractice Cap Qualifies for November Ballot The initiative seeking to alter California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) has officially qualified for the November ballot. The initiative is written and funded by trial attorneys and their allies. In addition to increasing the overall number of medical lawsuits and the cost of health care across the board, it contains a number of unrelated provisions designed to mislead and deceive voters. May 20, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine CURES, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, MICRA, Troy and Alana Pack Patient Safety Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Files an Amicus Brief in Case that Threatens to Circumvent MICRA The California Medical Association (CMA), with the support of the American Medical Association (AMA) Litigation Center, has filed a brief with the California Supreme Court in an important case that draws the line between medical malpractice and elder abuse claims, Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group. In the brief, CMA and AMA explain why the appellate court decision, if left standing, would eviscerate the long-standing protections and effective purpose of California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). May 9, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, Politics and Medicine legal advocacy, Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group, amicus brief, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Coalition to Defeat Trial Lawyers’ MICRA Initiative Expands to Include SEIU and ACLU The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, representing 700,000 Californian working individuals, is the latest organization to join the coalition in opposition to the trial lawyer-backed anti-MICRA ballot measure. May 8, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine MICRA, Protect Access to Care, SEIU 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Physicians Descend on Sacramento to Advocate for a Package of Bills to Increase Access to Health Care A dedicated group of 30 SFMS physicians and medical students joined more than 400 of their colleagues on April 22 to bring the voice of medicine to legislators during the CMA annual Legislative Leadership Conference. May 7, 2014 Advocacy, Medical Student, Politics and Medicine, SFMS Member, SFMS Member Events CMA Legislative Leadership Conference, physician advocacy, Lobby Day 0 0 Comment Read More »
Survey: Physician Confusion Over Covered California Plans Negatively Impacted Patient Care 80% of respondents reported that they were confused about their participation status in a Covered California plan and that this has negatively impacted patient care in a new CMA survey. May 2, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, Covered California all products clauses, Covered California, AB 2400 0 0 Comment Read More »
