Urge Governor to Veto Latest Wrongful Death Bill and Preserve Patient Access to Healthcare
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Despite the fact that Governor Hochul has vetoed legislation three times that would greatly expand damages awardable in wrongful death actions and dramatically increase our already high liability insurance premiums, near-identical legislation (S4423/A6063) has once again passed the Senate and Assembly. MSSNY has joined with 16 specialty societies to urge the Governor to again veto this legislation.
At the same time, it is imperative for physicians to individually Urge the Governor to Veto the Latest Wrongful Death Bill and Preserve Patient Access to Healthcare, pointing out that any legislation to update New York’s wrongful death law must be balanced to also bring down our extraordinary medical liability costs.
Please remind the Governor that this legislation is fundamentally at odds with the policy efforts of many who seek to protect and expand patient access to care. Moreover, it is even more untenable given the huge cuts to New York’s healthcare system as a result of the reconciliation bill out of Washington that will greatly increase New York’s uninsured population and create a several billion-dollar Budget gap.
