What Proposition 46's Failure Means

#Proposition46 did not pass, and now it's back to the unfair treatment of medical malpractice victims and their families. Unfortunately, the medical malpractice insurers spent an overwhelming amount of money on false and misleading advertising that worked to dupe the California voters.

For now, the $250,000.00 limit on pain and suffering (general) damages will remain and many malpractice cases simply cannot be cost-effectively pursued.  A complex malpractice case can require multiple expert witnesses, each costing thousands of dollars for the services they provide before trial.  At least for the foreseeable future, many malpractice victims and their families will have a difficult time finding an experienced lawyer willing to take on their case.  Consequently, many careless doctors will not have to own up to their responsibility, and they will continue to practice at an unacceptably low level.

Aside from the damages cap, unlike other service providers whose performance can effect lives, physicians do not have to undergo drug and alcohol testing.  Logically, how can it be justified to test truck drivers (who can cause an accident while impaired) and not doctors, whose errors are already the third leading cause of death in this country?

Doctor Accountability - Proposition 46

Proposition 46 is a Must

The status quo in California simply will not do for another 38 years.  Careless and even impaired doctors are not being held accountable, and this needs to end for the benefit of all who receive health care in this State.  The California Medical Board is so ineffective that they have been threatened with dissolution by the State legislature.  It is up to the victims of malpractice and their families to ensure accountability for the doctors who have made so many suffer.  Medical errors are the number three cause of death in this country!

Don't be fooled by an overwhelming and misleading ad campaign by the malpractice insurance industry. No amount of advertising rhetoric can change the fact that California has a 38-year-old law on the books that unfairly protects negligent doctors from being held accountable. #VOTEYESON46 

Improve the Quality of Health Care in California - Vote Yes on Proposition 46

Why Vote Yes on Proposition 46?

What does a no vote on Proposition 46 truly mean? Years more of malpractice victims being deprived of fair compensation. Don't fall for the malpractice insurance industry's lies. A YES VOTE on Proposition 46 will accomplish it's intended purpose...a better quality of health care for everyone!

Malpractice limits in California have remained the same for more than 38 years. There has been no adjustment for the cost of living/inflation and no increase to keep California more in line with other States. Is it any wonder the quality of health care in this State has diminished over that same period of time? The malpractice insurance industry has garnered way too much voter support in the past with lies about malpractice lawsuits and jury verdicts. It is time to shift the tide back to the patients and victims of careless doctors.

The current damages cap on malpractice cases in this State is just $250,000.00, regardless of whether a negligent doctor disables or kills their patient.  Malpractice insurance companies would love nothing more than to keep it that way and pad their profits for the next 38 years.  Say no to this horribly unfair, antiquated law and VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION 46.
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