about micra
The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) is a critical component of California's fragile safety net for access to healthcare. It was enacted in 1975 by overwhelming bipartisan support in response to a crisis of runaway medical liability costs and the resulting shortage of healthcare providers, most predominately in high-risk specialties.
"[MICRA] has held down liability costs for doctors and hospitals while speeding settlements and fairly compensating patients who have been genuinely harmed."
Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2003
Today, MICRA saves the healthcare system billions of dollars each year and increases patients' access to healthcare by keeping doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers in practice and hospitals and clinics open.
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