Liability Reform

AHA Position Paper on the Medical Liability Reform (Oct. 15, 2009)

View the AHA’s Framework for Medical Liability Reform here.

Spiraling medical liability insurance premiums are forcing many hospitals to consider difficult decisions -- from cutting services to closing clinics. And you only have to open a newspaper to see the effect on doctors -- and often the ones who care for our most vulnerable patients are the most severely impacted. In communities across this nation, physicians are faced with early retirement or leaving patients that need them. The bottom line: access to care is compromised. That's why stopping runaway litigation is at the top of the nation's health agenda.

As hospitals' national voice, AHA supports at the national level reforms consistent with those our members and state, regional, and metropolitan hospital associations work to achieve in their communities. AHA's Task Force on Professional Liability Reform was formed to bring expertise and leadership to these efforts.

The AHA also works closely with our affiliated organizations, AHA Solutions, Inc. and the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management.