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Neurosurgery and HCLA Send Letter to the Wall Street Journal in Response to its Article on Medical Liability 7.24.17

Jul 24, 2017Michael C. Stinson, Katie Orrico
Regarding the story on recent reductions in lawsuits (We Won't See You in Court: The Era of Lawsuits is Waning, July 24), we would like to clarify some facts about the prevalence of medical lawsuit abuse and its impact on healthcare.

Neurosurgery Sends Letter to Modern Healthcare Regarding Medical Liability Article 4.26.17

Apr 26, 2017Katie Orrico
Regarding the recent article, “Providers want Trump to stay out of tort reform,” the assertions made do not represent the views of most physicians and providers, nor do they convey how our broken medical liability system drives up healthcare costs and threatens patient access to care.

Neurosurgery and HCLA Send Letter to the New York Times Regarding Medical Liability Article 4.20.2017

Apr 20, 2017Michael C. Stinson, Katie Orrico
The Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), a grassroots network of patients and physicians, understands how our broken liability system helps neither.

Neurosurgery Sends LTE to New York Times in Response to its Article on Concussions 10.20.16

Oct 20, 2016Frederick A. Boop
The Oct. 16, 2016, editorial, “Head Trauma Haunts the Gridiron,” leads readers to believe there is a concussion epidemic.

Neurosurgery Sends LTE to New York Times in Response to its Article on Spine Surgery 8.8.16

Aug 08, 2016Frederick A. Boop
We were disappointed to read the Aug. 3, 2016, article by Gina Colata, “Why ‘Useless’ Surgery Is Still Popular,” which does your readers and the public a disservice.

Neurosurgery Joins Other Societies to Send LTE to NEJM Regarding Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis 05.1.16

May 01, 2016H. Hunt Batjer, et al.
Clinical guidelines recommend spinal stenosis without instability, intraoperative destabilization or deformity typically should be treated with decompression alone.

Neurosurgery Sends LTE to the New York Times in Response to its Article on CTE Research 3.30.16

Mar 30, 2016H. Hunt Batjer, et al.
The March 27, 2016 article by Benedict Carey, “On C.T.E. and Athletes, Science Remains in Its Infancy,” correctly points out that much of the science on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is unsettled, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) agree that CTE research is in its infancy and continues to evolve.

Alliance LTE to Washington Post in Response to its article, “Primary Care Doctors to Patients: Don’t Forget About Us.”

Feb 12, 2015Alex Valadka
As the primary care physician community prepares to spend $20 million to promote the benefits of primary care, I sincerely hope they will stick to established facts and not unsubstantiated statements brought forth in your article such as that primary care is “better care at lower costs.”

AANS/CNS CV Section LTE to NTY on MR CLEAN Trial Article

Dec 19, 2014Henry H. Woo, Brian L. Hoh
The outcomes from stroke are devastating to patients. As neurosurgeons that treat stroke, we should make every attempt to prevent death or life-long disability for our patients. This excellently-designed study published in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms that clot-removing procedures help stroke patients.

HCLA Sends LTE to WSJ in Response to its Editorial Entitled, "California’s Malpractice Ruse."

Apr 22, 2014Mike Stinson, Katie Orrico
California’s personal injury lawyers have reached a new low in their latest attempt to reverse the state’s landmark MICRA legislation (“California’s Malpractice Ruse,” April 16).

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