Guest: Donald Patrick, MD, JD
Host: Larry Kaskel, MD
Medical license applications have jumped 58% since Texas approved tort reform legislation that limited non-economic damages in medical liability cases to $250,000 among other provisions. Dr. Donald Patrick, JD, the former executive director of the Texas Medical Board discusses with host Dr. Larry Kaskel the key elements of the legislation and the role of the state's medical board in fixing the medical crisis that affected Texas.
