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    KMA President: State's legal liability climate impacts access to care

    January 26, 2017

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    Nancy Swikert, MD

    Most people traveling into the Commonwealth take the “Welcome to Kentucky” sign for granted. But physicians should pay close attention because crossing the border can mean a big difference in terms of legal liability.

     

    Kentuckians want access to quality care from highly-skilled medical professionals, and rightly so. Unfortunately, our current legal liability system heavily favors the wishes of personal injury lawyers and encourages caregivers to keep on driving.

     

    Read more from the Northern Kentucky Tribune here. 

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