CFA Opposes McConnell Medical Malpractice Amendment
For the third time in less than thirty years, Congress and state legislators across the country are grappling with the problem of fast-rising medical malpractice rates. Insurers insist that a sharp...
View ArticleLetter to George W. Bush
The Honorable George W. Bush President of the United States Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: I am a former Federal Insurance Administrator who advised President Ford on the situation pertaining...
View ArticleTestimony of Travis Plunkett Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House...
Good morning. I am Travis Plunkett, legislative director for the Consumer Federation of America. CFA is a non-profit association of more than 290 organizations founded in 1968 to advance the consumer...
View ArticleNational Consumer Group Slams Insurer “Tort Cost” Report
New York – A major new analysis released today by Americans for Insurance Reform (AIR) finds that a recent claim by the insurance consulting firm Towers Perrin (now called Towers Watson) that the U.S....
View ArticleCFA’s Director of Insurance with Americans for Insurance Reform on Insurer...
The insurance industry-consulting firm, Towers Perrin, issued a “study” in December 2009 that estimates what it calls the overall “cost” of the U.S. tort system in 2008. Towers Perrin puts this figure...
View ArticleCFA Opposes McConnell Medical Malpractice Amendment
RE: URGE OPPOSITION TO MCCONNELL AMENDMENT TO S.812 July 29, 2002 For the third time in less than thirty years, Congress and state legislators across the country are grappling with the problem of...
View ArticleLetter to President Bush on HHS Study of Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates
July 30, 2002 The Honorable George W. Bush President of the United States Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: I am a former Federal Insurance Administrator who advised President Ford on the...
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