1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice - Public Citizenrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IrqUyoqnor"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/patient-safety-and-medical-malpractice/">Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/patient-safety-and-medical-malpractice/embed/#?secret=IrqUyoqnor" width="600" height="338" title="“Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice” — Public Citizen" data-secret="IrqUyoqnor" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Tens of thousands of people die each year from preventable medical errors. But rather than reform the medical system to prevent needless deaths and injuries, the health care and insurance industries, as well as the Chamber of Commerce are lobbying to limit the rights of injured patients to seek full recovery in the courts.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628