AMC/NOMA Members Doctors James Lane, John Bastulli, Kevin Geraci and Victor Bello, along with AMC/NOMA Executive VP/CEO Elayne Biddlestone, met with U.S. Senator George Voinovich and his aide Nick Gattozzi on September 29, 2003, regarding the medical liability crisis and its impact on Northeast Ohio physicians.
The Senator began the meeting by stating that he was not in agreement with the latest General Accounting Office (GAO) report titled "Medical Malpractice Insurance: Multiple Factors Have Contributed to Premium Rate Increases" and released on October 1, 2003.
In the report, the GAO acknowledges that severe premium rate increases of the last few years have greatly affected physicians, however, they do not believe immediate action should be taken to pass tort reform legislation. Senator Voinovich said it is very important that AMC/NOMA physicians respond to the data contained in this report.
For the complete story, see the November/December issue of AMC/NOMA's newsletter, The Cleveland Physician.