Medical Malpractice

15 January 2010
Read MSV President Daniel Carey, M.D.'s update on the stakeholder talks among MSV, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA) and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA). 

MSV Position

• Virginia’s physicians continue to strongly encourage the General Assembly to maintain its support for the medical malpractice cap in its current form.
• The cap on medical malpractice awards protects the health, safety and welfare of patients by ensuring the availability of physicians and the adequacy of health care services in Virginia.
• The $2 million cap has effectively stabilized malpractice premiums and attracted insurers to the state, helping keep physicians in Virginia.