Liability
Contact: Matt Coffron, mcoffron@facs.org
ACS offers support for the HEALTH Act
On June 6, 2011, the ACS sent a letter to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) to commend them for introducing the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (S. 1099). The HEALTH Act would stabilize the current health care liability crisis and reduce the number of malpractice claims without merit.
Click here to view the letter to Senators Blunt and Kirk (165K PDF)
ACS Supports Inclusion of Liability Reform in the Deficit Reduction Package
On September 23, the American College of Surgeons along with other member organizations of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) sent a letter to the co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction asking that comprehensive liability reform be included in the final deficit reduction package.
Click here to view the letter to Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (40K PDF)
Click here to view the letter to Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) (40K PDF)
Archive: 2009
Online December 15, 2011