On Dec. 17, 2021, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) — a coalition of associations and businesses representing physicians and other health care providers, hospitals, medical liability insurers, employers and health care consumers — wrote a letter urging the removal of Sec. 138518, Expenses in Contingency Fees Cases, from the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376). The letter — sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — expressed concerns that Sec. 138518 would provide no substantive benefit to either claimants or defendants in the litigation process. The HCLA supports resolving liability claims without resorting to litigation.
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