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Medical Malpractice Reform Legislation Fails In Senate
Senator Dole Says Vote Denies Women Access to Quality Healthcare
February 24th, 2004 - Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Dole voiced her strong support of the Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act, urging her Senate colleagues to send the bill to a vote. Unfortunately, Senate Democrats are filibustering the legislation and therefore blocking a final vote.
“North Carolina doctors are being hit hard, particularly our OB-GYNs who face constantly rising, astronomical premiums just to stay in business,” said Dole. “Many of our OB-GYNs have been forced to move or quit their practices, leaving women in our state with access to fewer and fewer physicians. This is unacceptable.”
Today Senator Dole spoke at a Senate press conference at the Capitol on the bill and was joined by Dr. John Schmitt, an OB-GYN who had to leave his practice in Raleigh after seeing his insurance premiums triple from $17,000 to $46,000 a year. Throughout her 2002 campaign, Senator Dole spoke about the need for medical liability reform and referred to Dr. Schmitt as one of many doctors forced to leave their North Carolina practices. Dr. Schmitt currently is on the medical school faculty at the University of Virginia.
The Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act (S.2061) ensures that patients receive full and unlimited compensation for economic damages. The bill reforms non-economic damages so that patients receive fair, but not excessive, compensation.
Errors in hospital Emergency Rooms are a common occurrence
They are infrequently talked about and rarely reported to the media. That is why you don't hear about these types of cases on the news. Understaffed hospitals or ill-equipped emergency rooms may lead to fatal errors while dealing with patients requiring emergency treatment. When the necessary steps of treating an emergency room patient are sidestepped, then an emergency error may result.
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