Patient Safety

California Ballot Initiative to Lift Cap on Negligence Payments Certified

July 24, 2020  ·  Mark Reback

By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE  July 24, 2020 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=227001 A ballot initiative to lift the 45-year-old cap on quality-of-life and survivor benefits will go before California voters...

A Call To Action To Hold Medical Board Accountable For Death Of 23-Year-Old Demi Dominguez

June 20, 2020  ·  Mark Reback

By Elizabeth Christian, BAKERSFIELD NOW June 20, 2020 https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/a-call-to-action-to-hold-medical-board-accountable-for-death-of-23-year-old-demi-dominguez Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX)- A tragic case that happened a year ago claimed the life of 23-year-old...

Patient Bill of Rights

January 3, 2020  ·  Carmen Balber

Victims of Medical Harm Call on CA Medical Board to Endorse Patient Bill of Rights to Overhaul Physician Discipline Los Angeles, CA — Patient advocates...

Holding Medical Providers Accountable

December 19, 2019  ·  Mark Reback

Patient safety depends on medical providers and hospitals being held accountable when they do harm. When there are no consequences for medical negligence, patient care...

California’s 45-Year-Old Limits on Patient Rights Must Be Updated

December 19, 2019  ·  Mark Reback

In 1975, the legislature placed a series of limits on injured patients’ legal rights. Most prominent among the law’s restrictions was a $250,000 cap on...

Will the Fairness for Injured Patients Act adversely impact community clinics?

December 19, 2019  ·  Mark Reback

No. Updating California’s 45-year-old medical negligence cap will help the primarily low-income Californians served by community clinics by improving their access to justice if they are...

The Fairness for Injured Patients Act protects low-income patients

December 19, 2019  ·  Mark Reback

Updating California’s 45-year-old medical negligence cap will help the primarily low-income Californians served by community clinics by improving their access to justice if they are...

CA’s $250,000 Compensation Cap Set in 1975 is Most Regressive in America

December 19, 2019  ·  Mark Reback

20 states plus Washington, DC have no cap on noneconomic damages.       – These include progressive states such as New York, Washington, and...

Caps Have No Impact On Doctor Supply

December 19, 2019  ·  Mark Reback

Some argue that caps on compensation for victims of medical negligence prevent doctors from leaving a state because of liability fears. This claim is demonstrably...

Caps Have No Impact On Doctor Supply

December 19, 2019  ·  Mark Reback

Some argue that caps on compensation for victims of medical negligence prevent doctors from leaving a state because of liability fears. This claim is demonstrably...

Medical Negligence Caps Target Women

December 17, 2019  ·  Mark Reback

WOMEN are disproportionately harmed by outdated limits on the ability of injured patients to recover damages. California’s cap on compensation for “non-economic” or quality of life...

Substance abuse treatment centers should serve patients, not profit

April 16, 2019  ·  Tammy Smick

Last week SB 325, a bill by Senator Jerry Hill to require the state of California to license and oversee outpatient substance abuse treatment centers,...