FW: Action Needed Now on Medical Liability Bill - URGENT AND VERY IMPORTANT

Kazzi, A. Antoine akazzi@uci.edu
Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:19:38 -0800


Important Legislative Update and Action needed. 

Go to www.aaem.org  and check out then use our New Online AAEM's Legislative
Action Center for detailed information, a template letter/talking points,
and all the contact information you will need.  

To access the Action Center, go to the AAEM home page <www.aaem.org> and
then click on "Legislative Action Center."

Thank you

A. Antoine Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
Vice President, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine


-----Original Message-----
From: AAEM [mailto:info@aaem.org] 
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 3:38 AM
To: akazzi@attglobal.net
Subject: Action Needed Now on Medical Liability Bill

ACTION NEEDED NOW!  MEDICAL LIABILITY BILL GOING TO HOUSE FLOOR

H.R. 5, the HEALTH (Help Efficient Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care)
Act, which AAEM endorses, is scheduled for House Floor debate THURSDAY,
MARCH 13, 2003. This legislation introduced by Representative James
Greenwood (R-PA) allows unlimited awards for economic damages, such as
medical bills and loss of income, but proposes a $250,000 cap on noneconomic
damages, commonly called pain and suffering awards.

ACTION REQUIRED:
FAX, CALL, or E-MAIL your Representative TODAY to urge passage of H.R. 5.
PERSONALIZE YOUR LETTER BY TELLING HIM/HER WHAT THIS BILL MEANS TO YOU, YOUR
PATIENTS, AND THE FACILITY IN WHICH YOU WORK. 

Go to AAEM's Legislative Action Center for detailed information, a template
letter/talking points, and all the contact information you will need.  To
access the Action Center, go to the AAEM homepage <www.aaem.org> and then
click on "Legislative Action Center."

When you are on the Action Center's homepage, please take the time to sign
up for AAEM's "E-Mail Alerts."  These "Alerts" will provide you with
strategic information to affect key policy issues of concern to emergency
medicine.

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Kathleen A. Ream
Director, Government Affairs
American Academy of Emergency Medicine



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