MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND THE FLORIDA PHYSICIAN

1. On March 13, 2014 the Florda Supreme Court decided McCall vs. USA, holding Florida's Medical Malpractice Damages Caps unconstituonal

2. A single medical malpractice case can financially ruin any physician, whether insured or not. Most Florida physicians with hospital staff privileges carry 250/750 policy limits: far below the average plaintiff’s verdict in medical malpractice cases.

3. Many Florida physicians are unable to obtain affordable or adequate malpractice insurance and are forced to either self-insure or go bare.

4. The Florida Supreme Court decided the case of Florida Hospital Waterman v. Buster on March 6, 2008, upholding "Amendment 7". Amendment 7 affords ready access to virtually anyone regarding “adverse medical incidents” and eliminates peer review, risk management and other privileges previously afforded Florida physicians.

5. Constitutional Amendment 8, the “Three Strikes Amendment”, mandates permanent loss of the medical license of any Florida physician found to have committed three “incidents of medical malpractice”.

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