SMART Act Signed Into Law

January 11, 2013

On January 10, 2013, President Obama signed into law the bipartisan SMART Act (Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act, H.R. 1845, Title II), which helps senior citizens and disabled persons obtain timely, clear, and definitive information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv[...]

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Tort Reformers Want YOU To Pay For Medical Mistakes

July 24, 2011

Those who advocate for so-called “tort reform” want to limit the amount of legitimate past, present, and future medical expenses that can be recovered from negligent medical providers. They do so by arguing that there needs to be “caps”(maximum amounts) that people can reco[...]

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