Victims of North Carolina doctors guilty of medical malpractice will be limited to $500,000 what they can collect for pain, suffering and lost body parts under legislation the state House passed into law over a veto by Gov. Beverly Perdue. Read more »
Medical malpractice reform bill passes with bipartisan support – Mountain Xpress
The North Carolina Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan compromise that reforms the state’s medical malpractice laws, a move that will help attract new jobs and high quality medical personnel and make health care more affordable and accessible for all ... Read more »
Senate rejects House version of NC medical malpractice bill, committee to work out compromise – WTKR
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — House and Senate members will spend a little more time on how North Carolina should limit monetary damages in medical negligence cases Read more »
Republican legislative gains tug nation to right – Boston Herald
In North Carolina, where Republicans won control of both legislative levers for the first time since 1870, the party has secured approval in at least one chamber for charter school expansion, limits on damages in medical malpractice suits and a bill that ... Read more »
NC Legislature gives final OK to public employee health insurance overhaul – Blueridgenow.com
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Donate Your Plastic Bags @ SM – Visayan Daily Star
Bag-O Plastic of Bago City in partnership with SM City Bacolod has set up drop boxes for shoppers to donate their plastic bags at the north and south wings of SM City Bacolod. Bag-O Plastic is an environmentally-conscious livelihood project geared towards ... Read more »
North Carolina Medical Malpractice Reform: Compromising Patient Safety – PR-USA.net
A medical malpractice reform bill recently introduced in the North Carolina Senate is the latest threat to a citizen's private right of action against negligent health care providers. Senate Bill 23, which seeks to limit damages and would change the ... Read more »
North Carolina Medical Malpractice Reform: Compromising Patient Safety – Newsblaze.com
A medical malpractice reform bill recently introduced in the North Carolina Senate is the latest threat to a citizen's private right of action against negligent health care providers. Senate Bill 23, which seeks to limit damages and would change the ... Read more »
PCMH board discusses malpractice bill – Daily Reflector
An attorney for University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina on Tuesday told the Pitt County Memorial Hospital board that a bill that would change medical malpractice law in North Carolina is advancing through the General Assembly. Read more »
Physicians must be able to focus on care, not legalities – Star News Online
The medical malpractice reform that has passed our state's Senate and is being reviewed by the House of Representatives marks a milestone for patient care and access in North Carolina. Read more »