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Medical Liability Reform

7/7/06 Breaking News: Divided Supreme Court Overturns Maurin v. Hall

News Releases on Medical Liability

4/21/06 Governor Vetoes Remaining Medical Malpractice Bills

Wisconsin Hospital Association Statement:
AB 1073 - Cap on Non-Economic Damage Awards -- Being Signed Into Law 3/22/06

News Release: Hospitals Praise Bipartisan Vote on Damage Caps -- Senate Sends Bill to Gov. Doyle with Another Strong Vote (3/8/06)

How Did Your Senator/Rep. Vote on AB 1073?
Supporting Statements/Editorials for Medical Liability Limits
Radio Ad -- Medical Liability Cap (3/2/06)

3/17/06 Guest Column: Damage Cap and Peer Review Legislation Await Governor Doyle's Pen

3/10/06 New Damage Cap Closer to Becoming Law -- Senate sends bill to Gov. Doyle with another strong bipartisan vote

3/10/06 Editorial: New Cap Deserves Approval

3/10/06 Grassroots Spotlight: Democrats and Republicans Tell Their Constituents of Support for Liability Cap

3/10/06 Grassroots Spotlight: St. Joseph's in Chippewa Falls Vocal About Need to Restore a Cap

3/10/06 Support for AB 1073

3/3/06 AB 1073 Gets Massive Bipartisan Boost

3/3/06 How Did YOUR State Representative Vote on AB 1073?

3/3/06 Contacts Needed NOW to State Senators and Governor Doyle on AB 1073

3/3/06 Support for AB 1073 - Capping Medical Liability Awards

Support for AB 1073 (memo to State Assembly) 3/2/06

Support for AB 1071, AB 1072 and AB 1074 3/2/06

News Release: WHA Responds to Assembly Vote on Non-Economic Damage Limits 3-2-06

2/27/06 News Release: Constitutional Scholar, Former Supreme Court Justice Line Up Behind New $750,000 Cap

Opinion from Professor Gordon Baldwin Regarding Constitutionality of New Legislation to Restore Caps on Noneconomic Damages 2/24/06

2/27/06 Editorial in Wausau Daily Herald by Duane Erwin, CEO, Aspirus, Inc., Wausau: Malpractice cap needed to maintain good care

2/21/06 News Release: Hospital Association, Medical Society Hail Legislation to Restore Damage Cap -- Urge rapid, bipartisan passage

2/24/06 Fitzgerald, Gielow Propose New Medical Liability Cap

2/24/06 President's Column: Medical Liability

2/24/06 News Release: Hospital Association, Medical Society Hail Legislation to Restore Damage Cap

2/24/06 Physicians Speak Out on Medical Liability

2/24/06 Hospital Representatives Urge Legislators During Business Day in Madison to Support Gielow-Fitzgerald Medical Liability Cap Proposal

2/24/06 Support for $750,000 Cap on Non-Economic Damages Associated with Medical Liability

2/17/06 Physicians Speak Out on Medical Liability

2/10/06 Medical Liability Issue Front and Center at WHA Board Meeting

2/10/06 Guest Column: Grassroots Activity This Spring Will Help Determine Fate of Medical Liability and Health Care Quality Improvement Act

2/10/06 Physicians Speak Out on Medical Liability

2/6/06 News Release: Physician Shortage Hits Wisconsin Hard -- Vacancies Statewide Reach "Unprecedented" Levels

2/3/06 Schultz, Roessler Want Action on Medical Liability
2/2/06 News Release: Massive Jury Award Confirms Worst Fears -- Stunning $8.3 million Award Comes Just Six Months After Cap Overturned

1/20/06 Override of Governor Doyle's Medical Malpractice Veto Falls Short

1/17/06 -- News Release: Evidence mounts: Wisconsin headed toward medical access crisis -- Pennsylvania offers glimpse of potential future for Wisconsin patient

12/13/05 -- News Release: Evidence Mounts: Caps Improve Health Care Access -- New Cap Reverses Loss of Docs in Texas, Improves Access to Care

News Statement: VETO OF AB 766 -- Statement by WHA President Steve Brenton 12-2-05

Radio Ad Asking for Calls to Governor Doyle

Poster: Wisconsin Attracted Illinois Physicians Yesterday...Will it Tomorrow?

12/1/05 News Release: Actuarial Committee Recommends 25 Percent Fee Hike to Injured Patients Fund

12/9/05 President's Column: medical liability, public reporting

12/2/05 Veto Expected Soon on New Medical Liability Cap

11/18/05 CEOs of Prevea Clinic; St. Vincent and St. Mary's Hospitals Pen Op-Ed

11/11/05 Medical Malpractice Legislation Heads to Governor's Desk

11/8/05 Testimony to State Senate: Support for AB 766 and AB 764

11/4/05 Medical Malpractice Legislation Continues to Advance

11/4/05 HEAT Turns Attention to Tuesday's Senate Vote

11/4/05 Guest Column: Medical Malpractice Editorial by Janelle Hupp, M.D.

11/4/05 New Poster Urges Physicians to Call Gov. Doyle

News Release: Evidence Mounts: Wisconsin Headed Toward Medical Access Crisis -- National Study Suggests Fewer Docs In States Without Cap (11/3/05)

10/28/05 Senate Committee Hears a Tale of Two States on the Medical Malpractice Debate

10/28/05 HEAT is Still On: Hospital Staff Contact Legislators on Medical Liability

10/28/05 President's Column: Medical Liability Cap

News Release: Catholic Health Leader Tells Wisconsin Senate--Restore Cap; "Access to Care will Suffer" (10/27/05)

News Release: Hospitals Applaud Bi-Partisan Vote to Reinstate Damage Cap (10/26/05)

News Release: Evidence Mounts--Wisconsin Headed Toward Medical Access Crisis; Loss of Cap Causing Immediate Higher Pain and Suffering Awards (10/24/05)

10/21/05 Assembly Moves Quickly to Address Brewing Malpractice Storm
10/21/05 News Release: Evidence Mounts: Wisconsin Headed Toward Medical Access Crisis

10/21/05 Hospitals Turn up the HEAT on Medical Liability Legislation

10/21/05 President's Column: Medical Liability

10/18/05 - WHA Comments on Support for AB 766, AB 765 and AB 764 (Medical Malpractice)

10/14/05 - News Release: New Study Confirms Urgent Need for Damage Caps

News Release: New Study Confirms Urgent Need for Damage Caps (10/12/05)

Pinnacle Executive Summary

Testimony to Speakers' Medical Malpractice Task Force -- Medical Liability Reform (8/30/05)

9/2/05 - Speaker's Medical Liability Task Force Holds First Meeting

9/2/05 - Guest Column: Opponents "Eyes Wide Shut" on Medical Liability

9/2/05 - Illinois Governor Signs Malpractice Reform Legislation

Statewide Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Non-Economic Damage Cap (8/26/05)

News Release: Wisconsin Overwhelmingly Supports Medical Malpractice Cap (8/25/05)

Article: Wisconsin Puts Out the Welcome Mat for Trial Lawyers, The Wall Street Journal

Chart: And they believe that reinstating the caps should be a HIGH priority for state leaders

Chart: Voters across party lines are more likely to vote for state leaders who support a cap on non-economic damages

Chart: When voters are educated about the issue, they overwhelmingly support caps on non-economic damages

Letter to the Editor--Steve Brenton and Susan Turney, MD: Damage Caps on Medical Liability Awards Protect Access to Care (7/20/05)

News Release: High Court Ruling Could Limit Access to Medical Care - "Rural and inner city areas could be hardest hit" (7/14/05)

Chart: Indexed Medical Liability Premiums - Comparisons Between Wisconsin and Oregon

Comparison: The Realities of a Medical Liability Crisis: The Experiences of Four States

Speaker Gard Creates Medical-Malpractice Reform Task Force (7/29/05)

Health Care Attorneys Meet at WHA to Address Ferdon Decision (7/29/05)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns Caps on Non-Economic Damages (7/15/05)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Medmal Caps (4/29/05)

CEOs: Loss of Wisconsin's Medmal Caps Would be Devastating for Rural Wisconsin (4/15/05)

Medmal Crisis States Improve After Caps Go in Place (4/8/05)

WHA and AHA Submit Brief In Fight to Keep Wisconsin's Favorable Medical Liability Environment (2/25/05)

Supreme Court Accepts WHA's Request to File Brief Supporting the Constitutionality of Wisconsin's Non-Economic Damage Cap (1/28/05)

WHA's Courtroom Advocacy Moves to Protect Future Supply of Wisconsin Physicians (1/21/05)

Survey Finds American Public Supports Wisconsin-Style Malpractice Caps (1/14/05)

AHA Joins WHA in Fight to Keep Wisconsin's Favorable Medical Liability Environment (1/7/05)

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Critical medical Malpractice Case (12/23/04)