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Nov 1, 2021, 12:00 PM
Pa. Insurance Department Announces 2021 MCARE Assessment: Down to 12% from 19%
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Jun 24, 2021, 15:30 PM
PAMED Successfully Gets Informed Consent Legislation Signed into Law
Due to PAMED's strong advocacy in Harrisburg, informed consent legislation crossed the finish line before summer recess as Gov. Wolf signed it into law as Act 61 on June 30, 2021.
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Feb 23, 2021, 10:40 AM
Superior Court Issues Decision in Medical Liability Venue Case
On Feb. 22, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a decision in the case of Dockery v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc., et al. upholding the trial court’s order to transfer a medical professional liability case out of Philadelphia County and thereby also upholding the existing venue rule and statute for medical professional liability actions.
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Dec 23, 2020, 11:30 AM
Pa. Supreme Court Holds That Physicians Cannot Be Held Liable under the Mental Health Procedures Act for Harm Caused by Mentally ill Patient
On Dec. 22, 2020, in a 6-1 decision, the Pa. Supreme Court ruled that a lawsuit against the doctors who did not take steps to involuntarily commit a man who killed one person and injured others in a March 2012 shooting at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic cannot go forward.
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Dec 10, 2020, 11:54 AM
Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging How Risk and Complication Evidence May Be Presented at Trial
On Dec. 10, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the plaintiffs in the case of Kirksey v. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh et al. Find out what this means.