CMA, AMA Files Brief in Case Challenging the Constitutionality of MICRA The California Medical Association (CMA), together with the American Medical Association (AMA), has filed an amicus brief supporting the constitutionality of the non-economic damages cap of California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). June 12, 2014 Advocacy, AMA, CMA, MICRA, Politics and Medicine Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act , MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
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 »
CAPP - Coalition to Preserve MICRA June 2013 update on the campaign to preserve Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) in California. June 26, 2013 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine CAPP, Californians Allied for Patient Protection, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act , MICRA, preserve MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS/CMA File Amicus Brief in MICRA Constitutionality Case SFMS/CMA, along with the California Dental Association, the California Hospital Association, and the American Medical Association, filed an amicus brief with the California Court of Appeal defending the constitutionality of our state’s landmark Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act. June 14, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, Politics and Medicine Medical malpractice, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act , MICRA, professional liability 0 0 Comment Read More »
MICRA Under Attack; Changing/Overturning MICRA Impedes Access to Health Care for Californians In early May, California’s trial attorneys launched an all-out assault on California's historic tort reform law, which since 1975 has helped keep malpractice premiums in-check and ensured that California’s patients have access to affordable health care. May 10, 2013 Advocacy, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act , medical malpractice, MICRA, professional liability 0 0 Comment Read More »
