Attorney Larry Forgy on Medical Review Panel Bill

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Channel: KET - Kentucky Educational Television · 2014 · News & Politics

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Senate Bill 119 would create medical review panels to review maltreatment cases involving nurses, physicians, hospitals, and long-term care facilities. Sponsor Sen. Julie Denton (R-Louisville) says the measure would keep more physicians in the state and lower medical costs by reducing litigation. Attorney Larry Forgy represents about a dozen nursing homes. He criticized attorneys including Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo and out-of-state law firms that recruit plaintiffs for malpractice suits. He testified before the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on February 12, 2014.

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