MARCH 31, 2004
Medical Malpractice Reform Likely Back in the
Senate
The Senate is likely to consider medical
malpractice legislation in the upcoming weeks, an
issue the NASE is closely monitoring. As part of the
Association’s health coverage agenda, the NASE feels
medical malpractice reform will assist in lowering the
cost of health coverage and improving access for
micro-business owners.
Despite a dim outlook in the Senate, Majority Leader
Bill Frist (R-TN) intends to call legislation,
S. 2207, to the floor that would curb awards
against trauma center personnel and obstetricians and
gynecologists.
The NASE will continue to monitor this issue, as well
as look for innovative solutions to the country’s
health coverage crisis. Besides medical malpractice
reform, the NASE also supports, eliminating the
self-employment tax on health insurance premiums,
health savings accounts, association health plans and
health care tax credits. For more information on all
of these issues, visit the NASE
Legislative Action Center.
State Update: Wisconsin Passes Small
Business Friendly Legislation
Wisconsin legislators recently passed legislation creating a
friendlier regulatory environment for small businesses,
giving them a voice in the state’s regulatory environment.
The new law incorporated elements of model legislation that
the
Office of
Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business
Administration encourages states to pass. The model
legislation is intended to foster a climate for
entrepreneurial success in the states, so that small
businesses will continue to create jobs, produce innovative
new products and services, bring more Americans into the
economic mainstream, and broaden the tax base.
The NASE supports the model legislation, which requires
state agencies to consider their impact on small business
before they issue final regulations. To find out if your
state government is considering small business regulatory
legislation, visit the NASE
Legislative Action Center.
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