title: State affairs: a mid-year update.
authors.affiliation: Division of Advocacy and Health Policy, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sutton
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010824:Physicians' Offices; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States