98000reasons.org & PeopleOverProfits.org
In case you were wondering whether California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act — better known as MICRA — still needs CMA’s protection …
Note: Both 98000reasons.org and peopleoverprofits.org are sponsored by the American Association for Justice — formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
FROM 98000REASONS.ORG:
Tell Congress to put patients first. There are 98,000 reasons why you should. According to the Institute of Medicine, 98,000 people die every year from preventable medical errors — and this number doesn’t include those seriously injured. This is the sixth leading cause of death in America, equivalent to two 737s crashing every day. Trial attorneys see firsthand the effects medical errors have on patients and their families. The best way to have fewer medical malpractice cases is to reduce the number of medical errors. If less people need to seek legal recourse, that means patients are getting safer. Patients that are safer also means lower costs to the healthcare system. Everyone can support this. Learn more about medical negligence and the role of the civil just system in the current healthcare debate:
FROM PEOPLEOVERPROFITS.ORG:
People Over Profits, sponsored by the American Association for Justice, is committed to fighting back against the well-organized and well-funded assault on the civil justice system, and protecting American civil rights and trial by jury. When someone you love has been seriously injured or killed by a careless medical error or a defective product or drug, shouldn't you have the right to hold the wrongdoers accountable?
Protect MICRA — Get Involved!
One way to get more involved with our efforts to protect MICRA is through political action. CALPAC, the California Medical Association Political Action Committee, supports candidates and legislators who understand and embrace the House of Medicine’s agenda and are supportive of our efforts to protect MICRA. To contribute to CALPAC, please call (916) 444-5532 or, for more information about MICRA, please contact Nicole Madani at (916) 551-2571.