Viewpoint

Access to Justice After

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.0072

March 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint discusses the importance of patient and physician lawsuits and how the 2025 US Supreme Court decision may impede access to justice.

Corresponding Author: Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD, S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, 383 S University St, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (daniel.aaron@law.utah.edu).

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