Nursing Home Abuse
The proportion of nursing homes with serious quality problems remains unacceptably high.
One woman's daughter, Jackie Smith, has a hard time with the idea that suing over her mother's rape in a nursing home is 'frivolous'.
1.9 Million Too Many
U.S. nursing home patients suffer 1.9 million adverse drug events annually, according to one new study.
Managed Care: Sacrificing Your Health Care for Insurance Profits
August 30— With a health care system that delays essential treatment and puts bottom-line profit first, lawmakers should find ways to increase patients' rights—not take them away. Read more.
Legislation Introduced in 2005 Hurts All Patients, Won't Reduce Insurance Rates
March 3— New bills severely limit the ability of patients, mothers, and families to hold health care and medical products providers accountable. The insurance industry - not patients or caregivers - benefit. Read more.
Health Courts: A Radical Proposal for Compensating Innocent Victims
March 1— The idea of specialized health care courts to handle medical malpractice cases sounds like a reasonable idea, but as developed by some political forces, it's a very radical approach. Read more.
Related News: Juries Remain Best Medicine by former AAJ President Todd Smith
Caps Don't Work
January 1— States with caps on damages have average insurance premiums that are 9.8% higher than insurance premiums in states without caps on damages. Read more.
Confidentiality Kills
December 2004— Consumers can learn more information about the refrigerator they want to buy than they can about the doctor who is going to cut them open. Buried mistakes do nothing to improve patient care. Read more.
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