Whether crafting a letter to your legislator, speaking at a committee meeting, or communicating with the media, it is important to reduce your ideas to three to five concise, persuasive points. Feel free to use any or all of the following talking points to get across your views on the issue.
Talking Points for Medicial Malpractice Reform
* Death and injury claims deserve individual consideration by citizen juries, not a “one size fits all” cap that protects insurance companies at the expense of families.
* Please oppose any bill that makes it harder for families to file legal claims when bad medical care or irresponsible conduct results in death or injury.
* Insurance companies already have too much control over the health care system.
* We need 100% rate regulation of medical malpractice liability insurance companies to ensure financial viability and monitor claims handling procedures to prevent industry abuse
* We need to strengthen the State Board of Medical Examiners' ability to discipline members in a transparent procedure available to the public.
Tips for Communicating Your Point of View
Tips for writing to a legislator or editor
Sample Letter to your legislator on insurance reform
Tips for preparing for a legislative visit or legislative phone call
Tips for preparing testimony for a hearing
Tips for sharing your story with the media
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