MedChi has launched its Malpractice Insurance Crisis
Readiness & Action (MICRA) Campaign. Medical liability insurance
costs are soaring due to runaway jury awards. Physicians are being
forced to limit their practices or even close their offices. Read what
the experts say about the Maryland
Malpractice Crisis.
Support MedChi's MICRA Campaign
Together with hospitals, nursing homes,
businesses and others, MedChi is pushing for a 4-point legislative reform
program based on the successful California "MICRA" reforms:
 | Roll-back Maryland's cap on non-economic
damages to $350,000 |
| End use of bogus numbers in calculating
economic damages |
| Limit attorneys' contingency fee with
sliding-scale |
| Require awards of future damages to be
paid over time |
Get the Kit
A complete kit of tools is available for physicians
to engage their patients in dialogue about the tort reform issue,
including posters, talking points, petitions and more. Physicians
can obtain a free action kit by calling 1-800-492-1056 x308 or e-mail cmcguire@medchi.org.
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Attend the Rally for Change!
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Lawyer's Mall, Annapolis
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Clear your schedule, put on your white coat and
attend MedChi's Rally for Change in Annapolis. Join your colleagues for
the largest rally for medical liability reform in Maryland history. Meet with your legislators.
Register
online.
Call to Register or Ask Questions:
Annapolis: 410-263-4035
Baltimore: 410-974-8384
DC Area: 301-858-5230
Or Print the Registration Form:
Download the registration form.
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Fax: 410-263-4207 or
Mail: 224 Main Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Call
MedChi's information center today at 1-800-492-1056, ext. 309, or e-mail us jallers@medchi.org
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How You Can
Help:
Here’s how to get started:
 Be There!
Meet with your legislators to educate them on the malpractice crisis and
how it will effect you and your patients. Clear your schedule, put
on your white coat and attend MedChi’s
Rally for Change in Annapolis January 21, 2004.
Get
Your Patients Involved! Have your patients sign MedChi’s
petition to show Maryland legislators that patients want their doctors to
be there.
Click
here for the petition.
Call
or E-mail
Your Elected State Officials. Use the information from this website
and from the Physician Action Kit to educate your elected representatives
and tell them that you want change. Contact your legislator below.
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