Medical Malpractice

• Insurance Companies Part In The Medical Reform Debate Needs To Be Watched

  Mike Bryant | May 31, 2009 10:07 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  For many Americans, the Obama administration directive to seriously attack the heath care crisis was a welcomed plan. There is no doubt that costs are continuing to rise and more and more people are...

• Newt Gingrich Panders To Doctors Without The Facts

  Mike Bryant | May 26, 2009 9:21 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Newt Gingrich is now writing opinion pieces for the Philadelphia Inquirer about the topic of tort reform. Its premise is that the real victims of malpractice claims are: The Economy and New...

• Nevada May Be Teaching The Rest Of The Country That Damage Caps Aren't Good For Consumers

  Mike Bryant | May 19, 2009 9:34 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In 2004, Nevada passed damage caps of $350,000 as part of a legal reform package. It always amazes me when tort reform doublespeak convinces people that the remedy to frivolous lawsuits is to put a...

• New York Times Looks At Low Primary Doctor Numbers

  Mike Bryant | May 13, 2009 9:19 AM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Interesting article in this week's New York Times. The issue was the reduced number of primary care providers. Basically, the issue is that the heath care insurance companies aren't paying enough....

• Minnesota Worse In Disciplining Doctors

  Mike Bryant | May 06, 2009 9:27 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  A report was released this week by Public Citizen which found that Minnesota was the worst at disciplining doctors. The findings are based on data from the Federation of State Medical Boards,...

• Doctors Turn To America's Trial Lawyers For Help

  Mike Bryant | April 22, 2009 8:49 PM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Recently, a very interesting exchange took place in a U S Senate Commerce Committee. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) addressed the President of the AMA, Nancy Nielsen, concerning the AMA's suing of...

• The National Adverse Medical Events Report Cause For Great Concern

  Mike Bryant | April 16, 2009 9:38 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The National adverse medical reports are out and there are a number of issues of concern. Between 2005 and 2007, 913,215 total patient safety events were recorded among Medicare beneficiaries, which...

• Philip K. Howard's Medical Malpractice Arguments Not For Minnesota

  Mike Bryant | April 13, 2009 9:41 AM | 5 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Recently, the Minneapolis Tribune republished a diatribe from Philip K. Howard about the need for medical malpractice reform. It was previously in the New York Times and some other papers have...

• Lawyers and Doctors Agree To End All Lawsuits

  Mike Bryant | April 01, 2009 9:44 AM | 5 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Sure it's April Fools. But that got me thinking, it would help a lot if everyone looked at working towards that goal. Legitimate lawsuits are based upon negligence by the defendant. No fault and...

• The Kind Of Reality That Tort Reformers Always Ignore

  Mike Bryant | February 16, 2009 12:55 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It's always interesting to hear how many times tort reformers want to stay away from emotion. They will point out that single stories shouldn't sway any argument. Now they may be the same groups...