The AANS and CNS support legislation to provide common sense, proven, comprehensive medical liability reform. Federal legislation modeled after the laws in California or Texas, which includes reasonable limits on noneconomic damages, represents the "gold standard." The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has shown that comprehensive medical liability reform would provide $54 billion in savings to the federal government. Other solutions should be adopted including: (1) Applying the Federal Tort Claims Act to services mandated by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act; (2) liability protections for physicians who volunteer their services; (3) liability protections for physicians who follow practice guidelines set by their specialties; and (4) clarifying that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) did not create any new causes of action. Organized neurosurgery, together with coalitions of medical organizations, is leading the charge to tackle medical liability reform.
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Comment Letter
Last updated: June 10, 2024
Subject: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Discussion Draft Dear Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, Senator Casey and Senator Romney: On behalf of a diverse coalition of medical professionals and associations working to improve timely access to care and reduce medical lawsuit abuse, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) would like to thank you […]
Comment Letter
Last updated: June 10, 2024
SUBJECT: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization Dear Chairman Sanders and Ranking Member Cassidy: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), we write to request that you include the provisions of the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (S. 2941 in the 117th Congress/H.R. 2819 in […]
Letter of Support
Last updated: June 10, 2024
Subject: “Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023” Dear Congressmen Bucshon and Ruiz: We, the undersigned members of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), wish to express our sincere thanks for your leadership in introducing the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023. This much needed legislation will ensure that victims of federally […]
Letter of Support
Last updated: June 10, 2024
SUBJECT: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023 Dear Representatives Bucshon and Ruiz: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we are pleased to support the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act and extend ouroffer to help advance this critical legislation. Click here to read the full […]
Letter of Support
Last updated: June 10, 2024
Submitted electronically to PAHPA2023Comments@help.senate.gov RE: Pandemic and All-Hazarda Preparedness Act (PAHPA) Reauthorization RFI The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance) represents more than 100,000 specialty physicians across 16 specialty and subspecialty societies and is deeply committed to improving access to specialty medical care by advancing sound health care policy. As medical and surgical specialists, the undersigned […]
Letter of Support
Last updated: June 10, 2024
Subject: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization Dear Representatives Hudson and Eshoo: On behalf of a diverse coalition of medical professionals and associations working to improve timely access to care and reduce medical lawsuit abuse, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) would like to thank you for giving us an opportunity to provide […]
Comment Letter
Last updated: June 26, 2024
Subject: Future Pandemic Preparation Dear Chairwoman DeGette & Ranking Member Griffith: On behalf of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), a diverse coalition of medical professionals, associations and other stakeholders working to reduce medical lawsuit abuse and improve timely access to quality care, we would like to commend you for the recent Subcommittee […]
Comment Letter
Last updated: June 26, 2024
Subject: “PREVENT Pandemics Act” Dear Chairman Murray and Ranking Member Burr: On behalf of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), a diverse coalition of medical professionals, associations and other stakeholders working to reduce medical lawsuit abuse and improve timely access to quality care, we would like to thank you for giving us an […]
