In this issue:
Meetup for Kerry
Philips Kickoff Event
Tort Reform
News Articles
of Note
Worth Repeating
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Kerry in 2004 Meetups are the place to connect with Kerry supporters and to find out what is happening in the campaign. Worldwide, over 72,000 Kery supporters have signed up for Meetups and are working to help defeat George Bush in November.
The Delaware County Democratic Party's next meetup will be held at the Marple Public Library on Thurdsday March 25, 2004 at 7:00pm. Agenda items include voter registration and plans for the Kerry Campaign to persuade independents, dissatisfied republicans, and Dean refugees to vote Kerry rather than Nader.
In April, we will be joined by Kerry supporters who have been hosting a meetup in a different location, and will work together to insure John Kerry wins Delaware County in November!
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The Event is scheduled for Tuesday March 23, 7pm to 9pm.
Please distribute this to your friends and neighbors. We'd like to see all of you here to begin this exciting race.
Capping these damages at $250,000 in California did not lower physicians malpractice premiums in 1976. Rather the costs increased by 450%. However, insurance reform passed in 1988 in California through Proposition 103 did begin to stabilize malpractice rates. According to the Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken, the number of physicians practicing in Pennsylvania increased by 1000 between 2000 and 2002. The doctors do not cite official or other statistics documenting that Pennsylvania is losing physicians. The Office of Administration for the Pennsylvania Courts reported on March 18, 2004 that number of malpractice lawsuits dropped by 28% statewide and over 50% in Philadelphia in 2003. The total number of malpractice cases filed in Pennsylvania last year was less than 2000.
If you do not believe that you are at grave risk of medical error, think again. According to the National Institute of Medicine’s study in 1999 and more recent follow-up report, the number of hospital deaths alone nationally caused by medical mistake was upwards of 99,000 making it the third leading cause of death in this country. Public Citizen issued a report on March 4 2004 documenting 13 physicians in Pennsylvania who have made between 4 and 15 malpractice payouts totaling more than $5,000,000 per doctor and $86,000,000 collectively yet have not been disciplined. Public Citizen cited in an earlier report that 4.7% Pennsylvania physicians were responsible for nearly 52% of the payouts in recent years but again remain undisciplined. To learn more about these facts and figures go to www.delcotrial.org.
Please call Delco Representatives Civera, Micozzie, Adolf, Barrar, Raymond, and Killion who will be deciding the fate of this Bill shortly and have voted or voiced support for eliminating your rights of recovery in the past.
The New York Times