speeches
A comprehensive list of our speeches.
Testimony of Paul J. Barringer, III Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health
Paul Barringer, July 13, 2006
Testifying before the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Common Good General Counsel Paul Barringer outlined the key elements of the health court concept, and how health courts can improve medical justice for both patients and providers.
The Case for Special Health Courts
Philip K. Howard, Testimony before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, June 22, 2006
Testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Common Good Chair Philip K. Howard argued that we need to shift the discussion about medical liability reform away from capping damages and towards enhancing patient safety. According to Howard, the current focus on cutting rising malpractice premiums fails to address the underlying problems of healthcare quality and cost, and the debilitating distrust that has developed between doctors and patients. Health courts promise to address both of these shortcomings.
The Social Cost of Tort Liability
Lord Leonard H. Hoffmann, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA, June 27, 2005
Lord Hoffmann, a Member of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, gave the keynote address at Common Good's Lawsuits and Liberty conference at the National Constitution Center.
Risk, Opportunity and Society
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Institute of Public Policy Research, May 26, 2005
In a speech to the Institute of Public Policy Research, British Prime Minister Tony Blair discussed the role of risk in policy making, echoing Common Good's arguments that no positive action is without risks and that the attempt to avoid risk entirely leads to absurd results.
Howard Speaks at White House Economic Conference
December 15, 2004
Common Good Chair Philip K. Howard was invited by the President to speak at the White House Economic Conference on December 15, 2004.
Is Law Undermining Public Education?
Philip K. Howard, Common Good and AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Policy, November 5, 2003
Philip K. Howard opens Common Good's first forum on the Effects of Law on Public Education. The conference was co-hosted with the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Policy.
Disappearing Doctors: America's Liability Crisis is Jeopardizing Patient Care
Philip K. Howard, Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association's House of Delegates, June 17, 2003
The Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association's House of Delegates included "Disappearing Doctors: America's Liability Crisis is Jeopardizing Patient Care" in the House Education Session. Featured speakers were Richard F. Corlin, MD, President, American Medical Association, and Philip K. Howard, JD, Chair, Common Good.
Is the Medical Justice System Broken?
Philip K. Howard, 51st Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), April 28, 2003
CG Chairman Philip K. Howard addressed the 51st Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in New Orleans. Also speaking was Jeffrey O'Connell, Professor of Law at the University of Virginia Law School and a Common Good board member.
Is the Legal System Killing Healthcare?
Dr. William Brody, The Manhattan Institute, New York, NY, February 25, 2003
On February 25, 2003, the Manhattan Institute sponsored a lunch forum on this topic featuring Common Good Chair Philip K. Howard and Dr. William R. Brody, President of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Brody is also a member of the steering committee for Common Good's medical justice petition, which calls on Congress to create an entirely new system of medical justice. The petition and its distinguished signatories were released on the date of the Manhattan Institute Forum.
How Law and Regulation Prevent Quality Health Care
Philip K. Howard, American Association of Health Plans, February 27, 2002
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