Albany Report_Jan18.pdf

Attached is the latest issue of MLMIC’s The Albany Report, which  offers policyholders a concise, insiders’ view of pending legislative, regulatory, and political developments that have an impact on the New York State medical malpractice insurance marketplace. Highlights from this issue include:

EXPANSION OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS – The governor has 30 days to decide the fate of a bill that would modify and expand the statute of limitations in cases of negligent failure to diagnose a malignant tumor or cancer.

MLMIC AFFIRMATIVE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA – As an advocate of tort reform, MLMIC is in support of legislation in three specific areas.

PROPOSED EXECUTIVE BUDGET – A look at how the governor’s proposed 2018-19 executive budget impacts the medical malpractice market.