U.S. Congress - S.1099 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
S.1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. view all titles (2)
All Bill Titles
- Official: A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. as introduced.
- Short: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 as introduced.
This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it.
Bill's Views
- Today: 1
- Past Seven Days: 8
- All-Time: 1,778
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Committees
Official Summary
5/26/2011--Introduced.Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 - Sets conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. Sets a statute of limitaOfficial Summary
5/26/2011--Introduced.Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 - Sets conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. Sets a statute of limitations of three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions. Limits noneconomic damages to $250,000. Makes each party liable only for the amount of damages directly proportional to such party's percentage of responsibility. Allows the court to restrict the payment of attorney contingency fees. Limits the fees to a decreasing percentage based on the increasing value of the amount awarded. Allows the introduction of collateral source benefits and the amount paid to secure such benefits as evidence. Prohibits a provider of such benefits from recovering any amount from an award in a health care lawsuit involving injury or wrongful death. Authorizes the award of punitive damages only where:(1) it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that a person acted with malicious intent to injure the claimant or deliberately failed to avoid unnecessary injury the claimant was substantially certain to suffer; and
(2) compensatory damages are awarded. Limits punitive damages to the greater of two times the amount of economic damages or $250,000. Denies punitive damages in the case of products approved, cleared, or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or otherwise considered in compliance with FDA standards. Provides for periodic payments of future damages.
...Read the Rest
Latest Letters to Congress
-
S.1099 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Jillmees
June 03, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Minnesota. I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Minnesota. I support S.1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Jill Mees -
S.1099 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
jwoodlee
November 20, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Tennessee. I support S.1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Justin Woodlee
Vote on This Bill
-
Share This Bill
More Share via Email
