Florida Legislature passes medical malpractice law.
The Florida Legislature recently adopted a medical liability tort reform package, a step toward what physicians hope is an eventual solution to the medical malpractice problem. In the August issue, Dr. Coleman chronicled the Florida Medical Association's efforts to pass a statewide constitutional amendment to accomplish similar reforms. Here, FMA's immediate past president tells how the previously unsuccessful efforts led to a promising legislative victory.
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