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Editorial: State must stop bleeding on malpractice The Janesville Gazette, WI Feb. 28, 2006 http://www.gazetteextra.com/edit_malpractice022806.asp Sale of PIC Wisconsin receives federal OK; buyer awaits state hearing The Business Journal of Milwaukee Feb. 28, 2006 http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/02/27/daily17.html Lawmakers adopt measure to protect physicians' apologies The Salt Lake Tribune, UT Feb. 28, 2006 http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3554127 Opinion: In our view - prioritize insurance The Columbian, WA Feb. 27, 2006 http://www.columbian.com/opinion/news/02272006news8147.cfm Malpractice a growing concern for area doctors The City Paper, Nashville, TN Feb. 27, 2006 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=48112 Medical malpractice news
Critics skeptical deal solves insurance issue The Olympian, Olympia, WA Feb. 27, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060227/NEWS/60227002 Doctors consider giving up obstetrics, say risk is too great The Olympian, Olympia, WA Feb. 27, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060227/NEWS/60227003 Opinion: Malpractice a growing concern for area doctors The City Paper, Nashville, TN Feb. 27, 2006 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=48112 Parents' suits may be blocked Dayton Daily News, OH Feb. 27, 2006 http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0227birth.html States tackle issue from all angles The Olympian, Olympia, WA Feb. 26, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060226/NEWS/60226004 Opinion: Credit Gregoire for leadership on malpractice issue The Olympian, Olympia, WA Feb. 26, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060226/OPINION01/60226020/1005 Editorial: U.S. sick over lawsuits Journal Gazette, Ft. Wayne, IN Feb. 26, 2006 http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/editorial/13964525.htm Lawsuit limit may be just what the doctors ordered San Antonio Express-News, TX Feb. 26, 2006 http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA022606.01A.MedMalpractice.35db3b8.html Commentary: Malpractice reform healing system San Antonio Express-News, TX Feb. 26, 2006 http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/stories/MYSA022606.2H.davidson.1be2dedc.html Opinion: Doyle should cooperate to restore cap Wisconsin State Journal Feb. 25, 2006 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/index.php?ntid=74143&ntpid=2 Medical malpractice news
Proposed long-term care legislation outlined The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA Feb. 24, 2006 http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16191050&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dep Opinion: No one should be above law, not even doctors The News Journal, DE Feb. 24, 2006 http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060224/OPINION07/602240323/-1/NEWS01 Medical malpractice news
Malpractice bill advances The Olympian, Olympia, WA Feb. 23, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060223/NEWS/60223001 Why doctors so often get it wrong The New York Times Feb. 22, 2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/22/business/22leonhardt.html?incamp=article_popular_5 Case raises constitutional challenge to new lawsuit limits Kansas City Star, MO (Associated Press) Feb. 22, 2006 http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/13936034.htm 'I'm sorry' bill would aid doctors The Capital Times, Madison, WI Feb. 22, 2006 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/index.php?ntid=73679&ntpid=3 Medical malpractice news
Politics: Malpractice deal is a "first step," but many tough issues remain The Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2006 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2002820784_medmal22m.html Editorial: Gregoire herds cats to malpractice law The Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2006 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2002820188_greged22.html Health officials puzzle over rise of C-sections among young women Boston Herald (Associated Press) Feb. 22, 2006 http://theedge.bostonherald.com/healthNews/view.bg?articleid=127348 New caps unveiled by GOP lawmakers Wisconsin Radio Network Feb. 22, 2006 http://www.wrn.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=3846079F-12A4-4A7F-910BDC51B94A0C4B&dbtranslator=local.cfm State to rehash cap proposal The Badger Herald, University of Wisconsin - Madison Feb. 22, 2006 http://badgerherald.com/news/2006/02/22/state_to_rehash_cap_.php Lawmakers propose new medical malpractice caps bill The Business Journal of Milwaukee Feb. 21, 2006 http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/02/20/daily11.html Medical malpractice news
Doctors, lawyers make deal on medical malpractice bill The Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2006 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002818696_malpractice21m.html Lawyers, doctors agree on malpractice reform Seattle Post-Intelligencer Feb. 21, 2006 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/260246_medmal21.html Compromise emerges on medical-malpractice rules The Olympian, Olympia, WA Feb. 21, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060221/NEWS/60221003/1018 Lawmakers propose new malpractice cap after first proposal vetoed The Janesville Gazette, Janesville, WI (Associated Press) Feb. 21, 2006 http://www.gazetteextra.com/malpracticecaps022106.asp Legislators have malpractice bill Wisconsin State Journal Feb. 21, 2006 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=73427&ntpid=2 House Republicans making another run on malpractice legislation Kansas City Star, MO (Associated Press) Feb. 20, 2006 http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/13919397.htm Medical malpractice news
House to consider bill on doctors' apologies Pocatello Idaho State Journal (Associated Press) Feb. 20, 2006 http://www.journalnet.com/articles/2006/02/20/news/local/news03.txt Opinion: Beware of quick fix on malpractice reform Robertson County Times, TN Feb. 20, 2006 http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060220/OPINION01/602200329/1007/MTCN0305 MedPro again lowers malpractice rates for Texas docs Austin, TX, Business Journal Feb. 20, 2006 http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2006/02/20/daily1.html Rx for doctors as malpractice rates continue fall Business First of Columbus, OH Feb. 20, 2006 http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/health_care/industry_regulation/2006/02/20/columbus_story1.html?f=et166&hbx=e_vert Editorial: Curing the remedy Rome News, Rome, GA Feb. 19, 2006 http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/680/public/news697905.html Opinion: Ethics of disclosing medical mistakes The Birmingham News, AL Feb. 19, 2006 http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/114034419194550.xml&coll=2 Legislators seek surgery on malpractice laws The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, MD Feb. 19, 2006 http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=131540&format=html Malpractice issue gets last-minute push The Olympian, Olympia, WA Feb. 18, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060218/NEWS/60218004 Bill shielding volunteers from suits gets first OK The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO Feb. 17, 2006 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/02/17/2_18_bill_roundup.html States take lead in medical malpractice reform Fox News (Associated Press) Feb. 17, 2006 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185276,00.html Medical malpractice news
Bill would shield doctors in birth-defect disputes The Columbus Dispatch, OH Feb. 16, 2006 http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=166629 Opinion: State medical society says med-mal cap essential to hold down costs WisBusiness.com Feb. 16, 2006 http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=55150 Doctors lobby for health care The News & Advance, Lynchburg, VA Feb. 16, 2006 http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834135124&path= Medical malpractice news
GOP moves to put cap on malpractice damages Souix City Journal, IA Feb. 15, 2006 http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2006/02/15/news/iowa/d8352a0f7030f206862571160015a620.txt Medical official says state in 'medical liability crisis' Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN (Associated Press) Feb. 15, 2006 http://www.southernstandard.net/news.php?viewStory=29083 Physician liability in Tennessee 'in crisis': AMA Nashville City Paper, TN Feb. 15, 2006 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=47849 Lawyer, doctor debate impact of medical malpractice suits The News-Review, Roseburg, OR Feb. 14, 2006 http://www.oregonnews.com/article/20060214/NEWS/102140085 Medical group: State in crisis without liability reform Memphis Business Journal Feb. 14, 2006 http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2006/02/13/daily15.html?jst=b_ln_hl Medical malpractice news
GOP plan limits malpractice damages The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA Feb. 14, 2006 http://www.crgazette.com/2006/02/14/Home/malpractice.htm Opinion: Americans simply don't believe the physicians Bangor Daily News, ME Feb. 14, 2006 http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=129092 Michigan faces doctor shortage Detriot Free Press, MI Feb. 14, 2006 http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060214/BUSINESS06/602140301/1019/BUSINESS Justices reject part of tort law Macon Telegraph, GA (Associated Press) Feb. 14, 2006 http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/politics/13865305.htm Court strikes venue provision from tort reform law Atlanta Business Chronicle Feb. 13, 2006 http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/02/13/daily7.html Medical malpractice news
Ga. court throws out key part of civil justice bill The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Feb. 13, 2006 http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/0213scoga.html State's high court strikes down portion of tort reform law Access NorthGa.com (Associated Press) Feb. 13, 2006 http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=71282 Frustrated NY doctor forgoes insurance The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT (Associated Press) Feb. 12, 2006 http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060212/NEWS/602120309/1014 Opinion: Prescription for a poison pill Gwinnett Daily Post, GA Feb. 12, 2006 http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_article_id=11714&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 Editorial: Restore cap for malpractice awards Wisconsin State Journal Feb. 11, 2006 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/index.php?ntid=72372&ntpid=1 Opinion - Swift action: A modest proposal for tort reform Salt Lake Tribune, UT Feb. 11, 2006 http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3499884 With cap off, shortage on The Monroe Times, WI Feb. 10, 2006 http://www.themonroetimes.com/o0211pdo.htm Medical malpractice news
Medical-malpractice verdict spurs renewed drive for caps Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI Feb. 10, 2006 http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=400504 Law keeps federally insured doctors on sidelines in disasters MLive.com, MI (Associated Press) Feb. 10, 2006 http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/business/index.ssf?/base/news-32/1139520245306220.xml&storylist=mibusiness Editorial: Time for action Somerset Daily American, PA Feb. 9, 2006 http://www.dailyamerican.com/articles/2006/02/10/opinion/editorial01.txt Medical malpractice news
Attorneys press for defense reforms Leesburg2Day.com, VA Feb. 9, 2006 http://www.leesburg2day.com/current.cfm?catid=19&newsid=11647 Statewide doctor shortage grows larger WISC-TV, Madison, WI Feb. 9, 2006 http://www.channel3000.com/news/6855315/detail.html Hospital Association urging action on caps Wisconsin Radio Network Feb. 9, 2006 http://www.wrn.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=AE92E573-ABC5-4F00-B3C4003983462DC0&dbtranslator=local.cfm Medical malpractice news
Lawmakers and doctors try again to bring back malpractice caps WKOW TV27, Madison, WI Feb. 8, 2006 http://www.wkowtv.com/index.php/news/story/p/pkid/23256 Opinion - Capitol Watch: Patient safety Seattle Post-Intelligencer Feb. 8, 2006 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/258642_dentaled.html Medical malpractice news
The jury's out Kansas City Star, MO Feb. 7, 2006 http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/13807587.htm Ziegelbauer says Doyle, Legislature need to compromise Manitowoc Herald Times, WI Feb. 7, 2006 http://www.htrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060207/MAN0101/602070549/1358 Opinion: Time to consider the patient Macon Telegraph, GA Feb. 7, 2006 http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/opinion/13807118.htm Medical malpractice news
Bill riles medical mistake victims Salt Lake Tribune, UT Feb. 6, 2006 http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3480366 Fear of suits has hospitals turning camera-shy Chicago Sun-Times Feb. 6, 2006 http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-baby06.html 'Sorry Works' legislation aims to mitigate medical mistakes Rutland Herald, Rutland, VT Feb. 5, 2006 http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/NEWS/602050356/1003 Malpractice cap differences anger some Green Bay Press-Gazette, WI Feb. 5, 2006 http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/GPG03/602050652/1247/GPGbusiness Lawyers now leary of malpractice suits The Times, Gainesville, GA Feb. 4, 2006 http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20060204/localnews/63759.shtml Malpractice award of $8.4 million stirs debate The Capital Times, Madison, WI Feb. 4, 2006 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/index.php?ntid=71481&ntpid=2 Some Georgia lawmakers who backed malpractice reform now wonder if it went too far Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, GA (Associated Press) Feb. 4, 2006 http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/13792888.htm Medical malpractice battle resurrected in Nevada Las Vegas Sun Feb. 3, 2006 http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/feb/03/020310404.html Medical malpractice news
The Doctors now owns Northwest Physicians Mutual Insurance Portland Business Journal, OR Feb. 3, 2006 http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/01/30/daily30.html Report: State's Supreme Court justices push liability Denver Business Journal Feb. 2, 2006 http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2006/01/30/daily53.html Medical malpractice news
Venue reform to be revived in Springfield St. Clair Record, IL Feb. 2, 2006 http://www.stclairrecord.com/news/newsview.asp?c=174192 Health care tops Senate GOP agenda Wisconsin Radio Network Feb. 2, 2006 http://www.wrn.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=644BA81C-455F-4BCD-8BCCA76E2D418CBE&dbtranslator=local.cfm Springfield Republicans call for ban on 'judge shopping' The Quad-City Times, Davenport, IA Feb. 2, 2006 http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2006/02/02/news/state/doc43e1b3c8c7395525081108.txt Oregon starts program to track medical mistakes KGW-TV, Portland, OR (Associated Press) Feb. 2, 2006 http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8FGRROG5.html Medical malpractice news
Editorial: Mr. Bush, govern lightly News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN Feb. 1, 2006 http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/13764582.htm Editorial: Where's focus on health care? DesMoines Register Feb. 1, 2006 http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060201/OPINION03/60131019/1110 Bill would make it harder to sue ER docs Salt Lake Tribune, Utah Feb. 1, 2006 http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3463288 |