An initiative that would revamp California’s 45-year-old Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) has been put on hold because of COVID-19. Backers of the initiative, which would increase the medical malpractice compensation cap and undermine other provider protections, have collected nearly 1 million signatures for the November 2020 ballot, but have decided to push the issue until November 2022.
This content is restricted to members.
