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PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS ALLIANCE ASKS DNC TO REMOVE GOVERNOR ED RENDELL AS DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION SPEAKER - August 26, 2008
As seen on MSNBC.Com: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26395806/ more
Insurer merger called 'worst thing' for Pa - July 07, 2008
PAPA founder Dr. James Tayoun, Jr. quoted in Pittsburgh Tribun-Review Blues Merger coverage more
Philadelphia Business Journal OP-ED: Med lawsuit abuse crisis still a crisis - July 07, 2008
An op-ed published by Doctor's Advocate (http://www.doctorsadvocate.org), a business dedicated to fighting frivolous malpractice lawsuits, cites PAPA -- see inside more
WSJ: Why Doctors Are Heading for Texas - May 17, 2008
Trial Lawyers Threaten Patients' Health - May 16, 2008
Our well-being often resides outside of emergency rooms — dependent on a plaintiff lawyer's avarice. Some lawsuits, of course, are well-intentioned, but others — guided mostly by greed — play a major role in our nation's ever-escalating health care costs. more
Study: Lawsuit reform has helped local economy - May 15, 2008
Texas-style tort reform proves to have great economic benefit. more
WSJ Mississippi's Tort Reform Triumph - May 10, 2008
Newsday: Rising insurance costs may force MDs to quit - May 09, 2008
N.Y. doctors are flying south...but they are not setting up shop in the Keystone State! more
Presidential Candidates on Tort Reform - May 06, 2008
Where do the presidential candidates stand on tort reform? more
Reasons Not To Become A Doctor - May 05, 2008
Skyrocketing medical malpractice coverage, higher practice costs, lower insurance reimbursement rates and insurance-company restrictions resulting in less autonomy over how patients are cared for are among the reasons this Forbes article makes one think twice about becomng a doctor. more
Malpractice Premiums, Rate of C-Sections Rise Together - May 05, 2008
As medical malpractice premiums increase, so do the rates of Caesarean sections, new research shows. more
Excessive Jury Verdicts Lead to Excessive Health Care Costs - May 03, 2008
CBS: McCain on Tort Reform - April 30, 2008
McCain discussed his plans for tort reform while visiting the Lehigh Valley more
Show Me State Shows Tort Reform Works - April 24, 2008
USA Today Editorial on Defensive Medicine - April 23, 2008
Medical liability lawsuit abuse forces physicians to practice defensive medicine, and the costs are enormous. more
PA Senator Calls for Jury Award Caps - April 17, 2008
State Senator Corman recently explained how he supports putting a cap on non-economic damages. Non-economic damages, he said, compensate injuries and losses that are not easily quantified by a dollar amount, commonly called catastrophic. more
Tort Reform Works: Indiana Insurers Drop Rates - April 12, 2008
Pennsylvania Doctors Lose Malpractice Subsidy - April 02, 2008
Political posturing by Governor Rendell is about to cost doctors more in medical liability insurance costs. more
Obstetricians may avoid births due to lawsuit threats - March 27, 2008
Personal injury lawyers create environments where total strangers deliver babies. more
PA Doctor Exodus Increases - March 11, 2008
Thousands of Pennsylvania physicians have been forced out of practice because of rampant medical liability lawsuit abuse...and in just two years, another 10,000 docs are set to retire. more
Report Shows PA Doctor Shortage to Worsen - March 07, 2008
As Pennsylvania continues to lose maternity units, trauma centers, and critical care specialists, a new report shows the situation is going to get worse. more
Suits Need Limits - March 04, 2008
Smokers to Sue Doctors - February 01, 2008
Legislation looms against smokers' physicians more
Another ER Closes - January 15, 2008
Lights out for Warminster Hospital's ER more
