Protect Patients Now/HCLA

Protect Patients Now/HCLA Protect Patients Now (PPN) is a national grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to reform of our nation’s broken medical liability system.

We are united in our strong belief that the current system is not in the best interests of patients – it costs too much, takes too long, and is unfair to deserving patients. In addition, a broken medical liability system threatens patient access to quality medical care. Protect Patients Now is a project of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) and is composed of organizations and ind

ividuals representing patients and health care consumers, physicians and health care providers, hospitals, insurers, business, and concerned citizens. We put patient safety and injury prevention first. Protect Patients Now believes that a reformed system would do a better job of protecting patients by promoting access and innovation. It would also discourage defensive medicine that costs billions. Protect Patients Now supports comprehensive federal medical liability reform based on efforts that have been proven to be effective in some states across the country. PPN wants to put more money in the hands of deserving patients and less money in the pockets of personal injury lawyers.

An opportunity to protect patient access to care slipped through the cracks in the Texas Legislature this session, leavi...
07/22/2025

An opportunity to protect patient access to care slipped through the cracks in the Texas Legislature this session, leaving the state’s health care and legal systems vulnerable to medical lawsuit abuse 🔗

Effort to curb personal injury lawsuit payouts dies in the Texas Legislature by PPN | Jun 27, 2025 | latest_news, National, News, Texas Publication Source: The Texas Tribune Legislation that started as a priority bill to place substantial limits on the personal injury lawsuit industry — those repr...

The growing popularity of GLP-1 weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy has sparked concerns among primary care ...
05/21/2025

The growing popularity of GLP-1 weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy has sparked concerns among primary care providers about the medical liability risks associated with third-party telehealth prescriptions 📱 🩹🔗

Weight loss medications via telehealth pose rising risk by PPN | Apr 29, 2025 | latest_news, National, News Amid soaring patient demand for GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy, primary care physicians (PCPs) are raising concerns about patient safety risks associated with third-p...

As Florida faces a projected shortage of nearly 18,000 physicians by 2035, pending legislation threatens to worsen the c...
05/19/2025

As Florida faces a projected shortage of nearly 18,000 physicians by 2035, pending legislation threatens to worsen the crisis by driving up health care costs and discouraging doctors from practicing in the state. 🩺 🔗

Opinion: Florida physician shortage to deepen if protections removed by PPN | Apr 29, 2025 | Florida, News For years, health care organizations have issued warnings about Florida’s impending physician shortage and the urgent need to pursue policies that ensure access to medical care for the state....

Artificial Intelligence is transforming healthcare, but its integration poses a novel challenge: who is responsible if o...
05/17/2025

Artificial Intelligence is transforming healthcare, but its integration poses a novel challenge: who is responsible if or when AI errors occur? 🏥 🔗

Examining AI and medical liability by PPN | Apr 29, 2025 | latest_news, National, News Artificial intelligence (AI) is supposed to make errors less common. But what happens if it doesn’t? While AI can reduce medical errors, experts and malpractice attorneys say it could also cause them. And when a...

04/13/2025

A new American Medical Association Policy Research Perspective dives into the pain felt by health care providers and patients, as medical liability insurance premiums rise for a sixth year in a row 🔗

https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/prp-mlm-premiums-2025.pdf

The rise of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) is transforming the legal landscape, at a high cost to patients, physi...
03/21/2025

The rise of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) is transforming the legal landscape, at a high cost to patients, physicians, and the health care system at large ⚖️

Litigation loans drive up medical lawsuit abuse, health care costs by PPN | Feb 26, 2025 | latest_news, National, News As the size of the third-party litigation funding (TPLF) industry grows, defense bar stakeholders seek regulation designed to ensure that TPLF involvement in claims and trials is fu...

New Mexico’s difficult medical liability climate has left it grappling with a severe health care worker shortage, buckin...
03/18/2025

New Mexico’s difficult medical liability climate has left it grappling with a severe health care worker shortage, bucking national trends as one of the only states to lose doctors over the past five years 📉🩺

Liability reforms can help doctor drought in New Mexico by PPN | Feb 26, 2025 | latest_news, National, New Mexico, News In a largely rural state defined by long distances to health care, the loss of 248 doctors across New Mexico in recent years means that patients face longer wait times and further....

Arkansas patients are one step closer to a healthier liability system that works for them and their physicians, as criti...
03/16/2025

Arkansas patients are one step closer to a healthier liability system that works for them and their physicians, as critical reforms are pending the governor’s signature 🔗

Arkansas liability bill heads to Governor’s desk by PPN | Feb 26, 2025 | Arkansas, latest_news, National, News A controversial tort reform bill will be sent to Gov. Sarah Sanders’ desk after the state Senate narrowly approved the legislation on Thursday. If signed by the governor, House Bill 120...

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize healthcare, North Carolina’s health systems are leading the c...
02/18/2025

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize healthcare, North Carolina’s health systems are leading the charge in adopting innovative technologies.

North Carolina anticipating need for realistic AI protections by PPN | Jan 30, 2025 | latest_news, National, News, North Carolina As North Carolina’s health care systems increasingly expand their use of artificial intelligence, state leaders say they want to pioneer policy to regulate the rapidly ...

In his welcome letter to the new Congress, American Medical Association President Bruce Scott, MD, laid out a call to ac...
02/13/2025

In his welcome letter to the new Congress, American Medical Association President Bruce Scott, MD, laid out a call to action on advocacy for a better health care system that works for all 🏥

The new Congress should streamline prior authorization, reform Medicare and extend telehealth flexibilities—issues that enjoy bipartisan support.

After years of false starts and competing priorities, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is reviving efforts to address medical...
02/13/2025

After years of false starts and competing priorities, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is reviving efforts to address medical liability reform and its impact on costs for Georgia patients 🔗

Georgia Governor gathers public support for liability reform by PPN | Jan 30, 2025 | Georgia, latest_news, National, News ATLANTA (AP) — After years of stalled efforts to limit civil lawsuits, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican lawmakers are doubling down with a new push. Supporters, most prom...

In a rush to pass legislation backed by personal injury lawyers, Michigan lawmakers risk dismantling existing laws that ...
01/15/2025

In a rush to pass legislation backed by personal injury lawyers, Michigan lawmakers risk dismantling existing laws that have stabilized the state’s health care environment for three decades 🔗

Rushed and Reckless Medical Liability Bill Reported from Committee by PPN | Dec 19, 2024 | latest_news, Michigan, National, News On December 4, 2024, the House Committee on Judiciary reported House Bill 6085, legislation that would dismantle medial liability provisions that have helped to stabilize....

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