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Trial lawyers oppose Connecticut bill to raise medical-record fees, argue it burdens patients
Summary
Peter Dreyer of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association told the Public Health Committee that Senate Bill 1508 would shift record costs to vulnerable patients and set fees higher than other states; he urged the committee to oppose the proposal.
Peter Dreyer, president-elect of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, testified in opposition to Senate Bill 1508, saying the bill would "unfairly increase cost for patients seeking access to their own medical records" and would disproportionately burden the elderly, low-income and less-educated patients.
Dreyer said that when an attorney requests a…
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