House Majority Policy Committee Learns Court Rule Change Would Create Health Care Crisis In Pennsylvania

Seeking to prevent a health care crisis in Pennsylvania, physicians, administrators, attorneys and industry professionals told members of the House Majority Policy Committee during a public hearing in Harrisburg today that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court must not change a rule dealing with medical malpractice lawsuits. Committee Chair Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion, Armstrong & Forest) said the proposed rule change to allow venue shopping could reverse progress that has been made to help ensure access to medical care for all, and called for Pennsylvania citizens to file comments about the proposal with the courts prior to a final decision on the rule changes…


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