American College of Emergency Physicians

Recent Reforms Enacted (since 2003)	None
Emergency Care Provision	None
Reform Elements In Law	Collateral Source Periodic Payments Expert Witness
Constitutional Status of Reforms	Information not available
Change in Insurance Rates	AMA reports at least one insurer raised rates as much as 0 to 25% in 2004.
Insurance Availability	Information not available
Change in Physician Availability	Information not available
Change in Cases Filed/Awards	48 paid claims in 2003 or 5 per 1000 active nonfederal physicians. US avg. was 18.8 per 1000. 41 paid claims in 2005 or 4.2 per 1000 active nonfederal physicians. US avg. was 17.1 per 1000. (Kaiser) 41 claims paid in 2006 of which 3.7 paid claims per 1,000 were active, non-federal physicians. 28 paid claims in 2007.