WASHINGTON Legislation named after a Fort Bragg, N.C., soldier that will allow some members of the military to file claims to be compensated by the government for medical malpractice is one step closer to being signed into law, after the…
U.S. troops who were hurt by military medical malpractice could get compensation for the first time after President Donald Trump signs an annual defense bill, but the legislation drew mixed reactions from advocates. The compensation system in the bill, which…
MILITARY MEMBERS WHO are victims of negligent medical care will be compensated for malpractice under a little-noticed provision in the $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act, now awaiting President Trump’s signature. [ READ: Military Health System in the Crosshairs ] A…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the two-year anniversary of their son’s death, the family of a Navy Hospital Corpsman, who died following routine shoulder surgery, hopes a new law will help them hold the Navy accountable. “He trusted who was in…