American College of Emergency Physicians

Recent Reforms Enacted (since 2003)	2012-adjusts caps on recoverable non-economic damages at $280,000 and reduces the total amount of future damages to present values at a rate of five percent per year, compounded annually, for each year in which those damages accrue.
Emergency Care Provision	None
Reform Elements In Law	280K cap Collateral Source Attorney Fee Limit Expert Witness Affidavit of Merit
Constitutional Status of Reforms	Information not available.
Change in Insurance Rates	AMA reports at least one insurer raised rates as much as 40 to 100% in 2004. The state's largest liability insurer announced an average reduction in rates of 6.5% for 2008 and an average reduction of 13% in Wayne County.
Insurance Availability	Information not available.
Change in Physician Availability	Information not available.
Change in Cases Filed/Awards	574 paid claims in 2003 or 19.9 per 1000 active nonfederal physicians. US avg. was 18.8 per 1000. 451 paid claims in 2005 or 415.5 per 1000 active nonfederal physicians. US avg. was 17.1 per 1000. (Kaiser) 389 total number of paid claims for 2006 or 11.7 per 1,000 active, non-federal physicians. 414 paid claims in 2007.