20 septembre, 2005 15:51
Medical Malpractice
Dylan Malone's son, Ian, died because of medical negligence.
USAction is fighting for patients' rights in cases of medical malpractice. We oppose efforts to artificially limit compensation awarded to malpractice victims and their families. These proposals would take compensation away from injured patients while doing nothing to help doctors and other medical providers obtain affordable malpractice insurance.
If medical malpractice legislation is adopted by Congress, the winners will be the property and casualty insurance industry, which saw a doubling of profits in 2003. The losers will be innocent victims with devastating injuries due to medical negligence.
Those who propose limiting compensation to patients and their families are primarily the insurance industry, which has continued to raise medical malpractice insurance premiums even in states that have adopted caps on damages. Other beneficiaries of these proposals are the HMOs, prescription drug companies, nursing homes and manufacturers of medical devices, all of whom would be protected under the various proposals in Congress.
USAction is committed to working with our coalition partners to continue to ensure that the voices of innocent patients and their families are an integral part of the debate on this issue.
On Monday, March 14, 2005 medical malpractice survivor Dylan Malone leads others in protest at the AMA conference taking place in Washington, D.C. Saying President Bush's malpractice proposal hurts all victims; Malone leads other malpractice survivors in protest at the conference. Malone's son Ian died last year as the result of medical error.
