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The most expensive political fight of 2014? How a fight over MICRA might affect every ophthalmologist in America
What do you get when you pit doctors against trial lawyers in a high-stakes political death match in the most expensive state in America? A race that’s likely to be the most expensive contest of the year.
The two big-spending special interests are set on a collision course after a group backed in part by California trial lawyers filed more than 800,000 signatures supporting a ballot measure that would significantly increase medical malpractice caps on pain and suffering injuries.
Read the Washington Post article here…
Read the OMIC Blog post > Join the CAPP (Californians Allied for Patient Protection) Fight >> MICRA Critical to Protecting Ophthalmic Practice Across the United States
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