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Medical malpractice news

Friday, June 30, 2006
 
Health-care costs and laws debated
Watertown TAB & Press, MA
June 30, 2006
http://www2.townonline.com/watertown/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=528653

Insurance hikes push midwives to leave field
Syracuse Post-Standard, NY
June 30, 2006
http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1151657878279720.xml&coll=1

Doctor leaving his native Alton
Alton Telegraph, IL
June 30, 2006
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16866590&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=25271&rfi=6

Rural hospitals trying to be creative to retain physicians
Casper Star Tribune, WY (Associated Press)
June 30, 2006
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/06/29/news/regional/cca496f2f9dd84b98725719c006107d6.txt

Electronic initiatives reduce health exposure
Insurance Networking News, NY
June 30, 2006
http://www.insurancenetworking.com/protected/article.cfm?articleId=4124


Medical malpractice news

Thursday, June 29, 2006
 
The case for special health courts
National Center for Policy Analysis, Washington, D.C.
June 29, 2006
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/?page=article&Article_ID=8867

Opinion: Federal ER help shouldn't strip local flexibility
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL
June 29, 2006
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opnOPN48062906.htm

State sees shortage of doctors
WCVB-TV, Boston, MA
June 28, 2006
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/asseenon5/9439294/detail.html


Medical malpractice news

Wednesday, June 28, 2006
 
CostRx: Kill all the tort reformers?
United Press International, Washington D.C.
June 28, 2006
http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20060628-080958-5445r

'Health Courts' proposed to fix civil malpractice system
The NewStandard, Syracuse, NY
June 27, 2006
http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/3345


Medical malpractice news

Tuesday, June 27, 2006
 
Study: Doctors' pay falling
The Tennessean, TN
June 27, 2006
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060627/BUSINESS01/606270362

Opinion: Insurers' cuts to providers threaten health care
Baltimore Sun, MD
June 27, 2006
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.medical27jun27,0,4035919.story?coll=bal-oped-headlines

Putting on a clinic in Va.
Modern Healthcare, Chicago IL
June 26, 2006
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article.cms?articleId=40397

Clinic, hospital might be at odds
The News-Gazetts, Champaign, IL
June 25, 2006
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/business/2006/06/25/clinic_hospital_might_be_at_odds


Medical malpractice news

Monday, June 26, 2006
 
No more deliveries
Staten Island Advance, NY
June 26, 2006
http://www.silive.com/living/advance/index.ssf?/base/living/1151327759164770.xml&coll=1

Opinion: It's time for special health courts in New York
The Buffalo News, NY
June 26, 2006
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060626/1003814.asp

Opinion: Was that vicodin or aspirin?
The Seattle Times, WA
June 26, 2006
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2003082042_prescriped26.html

Study: Too many tests being done
Nashua Telegraph, NH
June 25, 2006
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060625/HEALTH/106250077/-1/ARTSANDLIVING

At trial, doctors have upper hand
Milford Daily News, MA
June 24, 2006
http://www.milforddailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=94464

This is Perspective for Saturday, June 24, 2006

Macon Telegraph, GA
June 24, 2006
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/opinion/14889164.htm

Health tests

Cumberland Times-News, MD
June 23, 2006
http://www.times-news.com/opinion/local_story_174103032.html?keyword=topstory


Medical malpractice news

Friday, June 23, 2006
 
Professor criticizes medical court plan
The Herald-Sun, Durham, NC
June 23, 2006
http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-746706.html

Keeping up with the Dr. Joneses

Daily Policy Digest, Dallas, TX
June 23, 2006
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/?page=article&Article_ID=8844

Doctors get clipped by tort system

The Oklahoman, OK
June 23, 2006
http://www.newsok.com/article/1876919/

High court limits awards in legal malpractice cases
Chicago Tribune, IL
June 23, 2006
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/nearwest/chi-0606230203jun23,1,3605620.story?coll=chi-newslocalnearwest-hed

Consumer groups oppose 'health courts'

Modernhealthcare.com, Chicago, IL
June 23, 2006
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/news.cms?newsId=5297&potId=BN

City says lawsuit costs may be on the decline

Queens Chronicle, NY
June 22, 2006
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16823691&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=575596&rfi=6

Special Report: Malpractice lawsuits spurring growth in 'defensive medicine'
Ann Arbor Business Review, MI
June 22, 2006
http://www.mlive.com/mbusinessreview/stories/index.ssf?/mbusinessreview/se/stories/20060622_spec.html


Medical malpractice news

Thursday, June 22, 2006
 
Emergency in the emergency room
Daily Policy Digest, Dallas, TX
June 22, 2006
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/?page=article&Article_ID=8837

Editorial: We must change use of emergency system
The Reading Eagle, PA
June 22, 2006
http://www.readingeagle.com/blog/editorials/archives/2006/06/we_must_change.html

Doctors' pay slipping, report finds
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH
June 22, 2006
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1150965096213020.xml&coll=2

Handwritten-prescription ban puts pharmacists in awkward position as "enforcers"
The Seattle Times, WA
June 22, 2006
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003077424_handwriting22m.html

Report reinforces PHSU's fears

The Oregonian, Portland, OR
June 22, 2006
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/115094491645370.xml&coll=7

Group ranks N.C. courts among best for business
Winston-Salem Journal, NC
June 22, 2006
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149188663798&path=!business&s=1037645507703

Doctors' average pay fell 7% in 8 years, report says

Ney York Times, NY
June 22, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/22/business/22doctors.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1150989207-lk7OKxgKP+rQraPe//iWOA&oref=slogin

Luring doctors

The Journal Advocate, Sterling, CO
June 22, 2006
http://www.journal-advocate.com/Stories/0,1413,120~7824~3335167,00.html

Editorial: Fix what ails emergency-room care
The Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
June 22, 2006
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/14872566.htm

Editorial: Prodigal state
Hawaii Reporter, Honolulu, HI
June 22, 2006
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?c1deab2c-89de-45fb-be05-f36397f4251d


Medical malpractice news

Wednesday, June 21, 2006
 
Caps on civil-suit damages put on fast track
The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
June 21, 2006
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060621/NEWS02/606210356

Carilion makeover gets cautious praise
The Roanoke Times, Va
June 21, 2006
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/70455

Physician shortage

The Evening Bulletin, Philadelphia, PA
June 21, 2006
http://www.theeveningbulletin.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16817364&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=6

A passage tpassage to India surgery
The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC
June 21, 2006
http://www.newsobserver.com/559/story/452757.html

The sorry laws
Inc. Magazine, New York, NY
June 2006
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20060601/handson-managing-sidebar.html


Medical malpractice news

Tuesday, June 20, 2006
 
Is there a doctor in the house
The Evening Bulletin, Philadelphia, PA
June 20, 2006
http://www.theeveningbulletin.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16811740&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=6

Editorial: Make health care available to all Hoosiers
Journal and Courier, Lafayette, IN
June 20, 2006
http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060620/OPINION01/606200305

Reforming state system worked well, lawyers say
The Patriot News, Harrisburg, PA
June 20, 2006
http://www.pennlive.com/business/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/business/1150766740225470.xml&coll=1


Medical malpractice news

Monday, June 19, 2006
 
Opinion: Change in law is needed to make loser of civil suit reimburse winner for fees
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ
June 19, 2006
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/133938

Opinion: Doctors should not feel put out over tort reform

The Telegraph, Macon, GA
June 18, 2006
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/opinion/14837796.htm

Candidates split on tort reform
Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL
June 17, 2006
http://www.dailyherald.com/politics/ele_story.asp?id=200365


Medical malpractice news

Friday, June 16, 2006
 
A.M. Best places PIC Wisconsin rating under review
The Business Journal of Milwaukee, WI
June 16, 2006
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/06/12/daily56.html


U.S. Emergency Services in dire straits
FoodConsumer, IL
June 15, 2006
http://www.foodconsumer.org/777/8/U_S_Emergency_Services_In_Dire_Straits_Report.shtml


Medical malpractice news

Thursday, June 15, 2006
 
Medical schools to take steps to fill predicted doctor deficit
The Sacramento Bee, Walnut Creek, CA
June 15, 2006
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/14823409.htm

Georgia malpractice premium cuts haven't panned out
Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, GA (Associated Press)
June 15, 2006
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/politics/14826474.htm

Crowded ERs signal a system in crisis
St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN
June 15, 2006
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/14820047.htm

Report: ERs ill prepared for mass casualties
Tucson Citizen, Tucson, AZ
June 15, 2006
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/15948.php

Hospitals move to cut dangerous lab errors
Pittsburg Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA (The Wall Street Journal)
June 14, 2006
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06165/698180-114.stm


Medical malpractice news

Tuesday, June 13, 2006
 
Editorial: Eyes wide open in the courtroom
Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville, IL
June 13, 2006
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/editorial/14805787.htm

Opinion: Tort reform won't cure health care
Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghampton, NY
June 13, 2006
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060613/OPINION/606130316/1005


Medical malpractice news

Monday, June 12, 2006
 
Claims of medical malpractice may go to arbitration
Crain's Cleveland Business, OH
June 12, 2006
http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060612/SUB/60609034/1007&Profile=1007

Opinion: AP was correct on malpractice lawsuits
The Clarion-Ledger, MS
June 11, 2006
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060611/OPINION02/606110318/1009/OPINION

Doctor wins renewed order in case
The Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA
June 10, 2006
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/3013756.html

Opinion: Health-care disputes can be handled fairly
Winston-Salem Journal, NC
June 10, 2006
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_ColumnistArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149188367265&path=/opinion/index.shtml&s=


Medical malpractice news

Friday, June 09, 2006
 
Opinion: A notable victory for expert testimony
The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
June 9, 2006
http://www.newsobserver.com/559/story/448583.html

State lawmaker introduces bill for universal coverage

Patriot News, Harrisburg, PA
June 9, 2006
http://www.pennlive.com/business/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/business/1149863109101660.xml&coll=1


Medical malpractice news

Thursday, June 08, 2006
 
Baby's death highlights injustice of Georgia Tort Reform: ER negligience may not be accountable
The Electronic Urban Report, Los Angeles, CA
June 8, 2006
http://eurweb.com/story/eur26806.cfm

Recent closing of hospitals cause concern
Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA
June 7, 2006
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06158/696217-85.stm

Attorney: N.C. court decision protects expert witness testimony
The Charlotte Observer, NC (Associated Press)
June 6, 2006
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/14754938.htm

Appellate court justice meets with health-care professionals
Olney Daily Mail, IL
June 6, 2006
http://www.olneydailymail.com/articles/2006/06/06/news/news03.txt

American Physicians Service Group acquires medical malpractice partner
Insurance Journal, San Diego, CA
June 6, 2006
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2006/06/06/69205.htm


Medical malpractice news

Tuesday, June 06, 2006
 
First-of-its-kind trust to insure area doctor
The Charlston Gazette, WV
June 6, 2006
http://wvgazette.com/section/Business/200606053

Campaign state by state: Pennsylvania
The Hill, Washington D.C.
June 6, 2006
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Campaign/060606_state.html


Medical malpractice news

Monday, June 05, 2006
 
Opinion: Tort reform must prove itself to the people
Miami Herald, FL
June 5, 2006
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/special_packages/business_monday/14729399.htm

K & B Underwriters launches Medical Malpractice Division
Insurance Journal, San Diego, CA
June 5, 2006
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2006/06/05/69161.htm

Tenn. legislators got a lot done
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN
June 4, 2006
http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/midsouth_news/article/0,1426,MCA_1497_4749471,00.html

Santorum and Frist say Casey not paying attention to medical malpractice crisis
The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA
June 2, 2006
http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16727427&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6


Medical malpractice news

Friday, June 02, 2006
 
Med mal premiums to liability awards, not cycles
Insurance Journal, San Diego, CA
June 2, 2006
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2006/06/02/69092.htm

Doctor tells Senate leaders infection conctrols save lives, money
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA
June 2, 2006
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06153/695043-28.stm

Doctors blame Mo. insurance rates for move to Kansas
KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO
June 2, 2006
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/9308072/detail.html

Anderson concerned with ag wellness as well as well-being
FarmWeek(Illinois Farm Bureau), IL
May 31, 2006
http://farmweek.ilfb.org/viewdocument.asp?did=9163&r=0.2116663


Medical malpractice news

Thursday, June 01, 2006
 
Senator: Medical issues on radar
Palm Beach Daily News, FL
June 1, 2006
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/content/news/medcare0601.html

Santorum campaigns with Frist
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA
June 1, 2006
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/today/s_456304.html


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