Keyword: Liability_Reform

Tort Reform Prompts More TMLT Premium Cuts 10/1/2009 9:17:28 AM For the seventh time since TMA pushed liability insurance reform through the legislature in 2003, the Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) is cutting physicians' premiums. Professional Liability Insurance Reform 9/25/2009 4:50:08 PM Health Care Lawsuit Reform Resource Center Texas Liability Rates Dropping After Prop 12 9/21/2009 2:05:18 PM Average premiums for physicians in various specialties and various parts of the state as charged by Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) TMLT Celebrates 30 Years of Serving Texas Physicians 9/14/2009 11:59:42 AM Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT). TMA formed TMLT in 1978 as a self-insurance trust in the midst of a severe liability crisis. Governor Vetoes Bad Liability Bill 6/22/2009 12:23:59 PM Responding to a request from the Texas Medical Association, Gov. Rick Perry vetoed legislation that would allow hospitals to hire physicians. TMA asked the governor to veto the bill because it would have weakened the landmark liability lawsuit reforms the governor, TMA, and its member physicians fought so hard to pass in 2003. Governor Perry, Please Veto HB 3485 6/9/2009 3:33:25 PM Letter asking Perry to veto HB 3485 - June 8, 2009 Political Prognosis: Session's Time Running Out 4/14/2009 3:26:26 PM It's getting to the point in the Texas Legislature where time dwindles and pressure increases exponentially daily. With fewer than 50 days left in the 2009 session, observers say that hundreds, if not thousands, of bills could die this week when their sponsors can't move them out of committee. TMA Supports a Strong and Fair Texas Medical Board 3/22/2009 9:22:18 PM Why TMA Supports a Strong and Fair TMB Perry Wins Nathan Davis Award 3/13/2009 3:04:19 PM Acting on a nomination from TMA, the American Medical Association honored Gov. Rick Perry with its Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service. In Defense of Medicine: Physicians Counter Legal, Legislative Attacks on Tort Reform 3/9/2009 10:24:40 AM TMA and other champions of Texas' medical liability reforms are preparing to battle trial lawyers who threaten to chip away at the provisions that have improved access to health care for the state's most vulnerable patients in the most underserved areas. Page: 1 of 8