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Opinion - Mary Shaw: Dr. Santorum's malpractice Rx Philadelphia Daily News, PA -- Aug. 31, 2006 ...the second cause of the problem: malpractice itself. By campaigning for tort reform, Santorum is trying to do away with the last resort of average American people against physicians who do them harm... Judge refuses to seal $3 million settlement Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, PA - Aug. 31, 2006 A Luzerne County judge on Wednesday approved a $3 million settlement for a medical malpractice case, but he refused to seal the settlement as had been requested by a state fund that will pay part of the money... Suit fears driving Fla. students from OB? United Press International - Aug. 30, 2006 ...Medical students in Florida are not studying obstetrics and gynecology, citing fear of malpractice suits and long, unpredictable hours... Medical malpractice news
Insured see justice in $18M verdict The Indianapolis Star, IN - Aug. 30, 2006 ...The law firm sued its malpractice insurer, in a separate lawsuit, for refusing to let it settle with the state for $1 million... ProAssurance on Forbes list The Birmingham News, AL - Aug. 30, 2006 ...The Birmingham-based malpractice insurer ranked 64th, up 21 spots from its place on the inaugural 2005 list... Editorial: Judicial silence needs unsealing The Seattle Times, WA - Aug. 30, 2006 ...is among 25 cases unsealed in The Times' legal efforts to open improperly sealed cases about medical malpractice, unsafe consumer products and wrongdoing in community institutions... Opinion - Amity Shlaes: Court redefines Murphy's law--and gets it wrong Bloomberg - Aug. 30, 2006 ...From obstetricians who retire early to avoid malpractice challenges to company chairmen announcing initial public offerings overseas, Americans routinely withhold their talents from the rest of the economy because of the current legal crisis... Opinion - Brian Liberatore: Maybe there should be a law against stupid laws Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghampton, NY - Aug. 30, 2006 ...Doctors are so inundated with paperwork -- a mandate of insurance providers, malpractice attorneys and the government -- that they can barely practice medicine... Tyrone Hospital looks to stop the bleeding Altoona Mirror, PA - Aug. 30, 2006 ...Ever since a Blair County jury handed down a $4 million medical malpractice verdict against Tyrone Hospital in February, hospital officials could foresee the problems ahead... Malpractice risks worry medical students United Press International, Aug. 29, 2006 ...A U.S. study suggests malpractice concerns may deter some medical students from pursuing careers in obstetrics and gynecology... Victims of malpractice recognize legislation Edwardsville Intelligencer, IL - Aug. 29, 2006 ...Twenty of them sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the General Assembly asking the lawmakers to "repeal this cruel law, which hurts innocent Illinois citizens and has done nothing to reduce doctors' insurance costs."... Medical malpractice news
Medical errors? Patients may be the last to know The New York Times - Aug. 29, 2006 ...According to the authors, some malpractice insurers encourage doctors to apologize in the belief that this may help prevent lawsuits or encourage smaller settlements... Rate of C-sections continues upward trend Daily Bulletin, Ontario, CA - Aug. 29, 2006 ...not the least of which are doctors' fears of malpractice lawsuits. Though most birth defects are caused by factors existing long before delivery, some patients are looking for someone to blame for complications... Medical malpractice news
Many question Illinois' medical malpractice reform bill St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Aug. 26, 2006 ...It was called a doctor exodus, a crisis in health care. But the why of the story evolved into a complicated battle over tort reform... Shortage of surgeons worsens on Gulf Coast The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS (AP) - Aug. 26, 2006 ....some surgeons began leaving, saying they could no longer afford their malpractice insurance in notoriously litigious Mississippi... Malpractice fears cause higher costs The Denver Business Journal, CO - Aug. 25, 2006 Medical malpractice reform has been the source of heated debate, but there's little data about the impact of frivolous lawsuits on health care costs... Medical malpractice news
A year after new law bankruptcies creep up Pacific Coast Business Times, Santa Barbara, CA - Aug. 25, 2006 ...many legal malpractice insurance carriers stopped covering debtors’ counsel because of the new regulations... Over the Hill: Signing away your rights for your health San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - Aug. 25, 2006 ...It says something such as, "By signing this contract you agree to have any issue of medical malpractice decided by neutral arbitration and you are giving up your right to a jury... S.C. panel studies medical liability The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, SC - Aug. 25, 2006 The chairman of the S.C. Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Glenn McConnell, has appointed a subcommittee to study medical malpractice and liability limits in South Carolina... Critics of med-mal law urge repeal of caps on awards Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago - Aug. 24, 2006 Advocacy groups marked the one-year anniversary of Illinois’ medical malpractice reform law Thursday by calling on state lawmakers to repeal caps... Medical malpractice news
Surgeon shortage appears to be at its worst Sun Herald, Gulfport, MS - Aug. 24, 2006 ...The problem reached crisis level here just a few years ago, when some surgeons began leaving, saying they could no longer afford their malpractice insurance in notoriously litigious Mississippi... Deadline for N.J. med mal premium subsidy nears Insurance Journal - Aug. 24, 2006 ...to protect access to health care by offering physicians in high-risk specialties the opportunity to apply for assistance in paying malpractice insurance premiums... Physicians Preferred allies with asset managers Jacksonville Business Journal, FL - Aug. 23, 2006 An asset management company has formed a partnership with a local medical malpractice insurer formed by area doctors... Medical malpractice news
Agencies will rate quality of care Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Aug. 23, 2006 ...Bush used the occasion to push for an overhaul of medical-liability laws. "For the sake of this country, for the sake of good medicine, we better get some medical-liability reform out of the United States Senate," he said... Reuters Political Summary - Bush prods Congress on medical liability limits Washington Post (Reuters) - Aug. 23, 2006 MINNETONKA, Minnesota (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Tuesday renewed his call for Congress to curb medical malpractice lawsuits... Governor signals end of line The Times-Herald, Norristown, PA - Aug. 23, 2006 ...As for doctors and health care workers who continue to claim the state is experiencing a severe medical crisis, Rendell begged to differ citing a variety of reforms that have improved the situation in the past three years. "These guys lie like bandits," he said... Opinion: Dr. Ron Paul, Texas CongressmanLowering the cost of health care Lewrockwell.com - Aug. 23, 2006 ...HR 3076 is specifically designed to address the medical malpractice crisis that threatens to drive thousands of American doctors – especially obstetricians – out of business. The bill provides a dollar-for-dollar tax credit... State loses in birth-injury case Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA - Aug. 23, 2006 ...The ruling against the state's birth-injury program and Workers' Compensation Commission could significantly raise the legal costs of state attempts to oppose cases in the program, which is already in financial trouble... Group calls on Hastert for better health care The Courier-News, Elgin, IL - Aug. 23, 2006 ...led the effort to create tax-free health-savings accounts, Hahn said. The speaker also has been a leading voice for malpractice reform and supports health plans that allow small businesses to pool together to purchase low-cost insurance... Medical malpractice news
Insurance costs stop volunteer doctors in Idaho Insurance Journal (AP) - Aug. 22, 2006 A retired medical doctor in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho,who wants to donate his time to the Dirne Health Care Center in northern Idaho says he is unable to do so because medical malpractice insurance would cost him at least $10,000... American Physicians boosts buyback plan Houston Chronicle, TX (AP) - Aug. 22, 2006 EAST LANSING, Mich. — Medical malpractice insurer American Physicians Capital Inc. said Tuesday its board of directors approved an increase in the company's stock buyback plan... DMS project discovers excessive surgery rates The Dartmouth, Hanover, NH - Aug. 22, 2006 Dartmouth Medical School researchers are blowing the whistle on inadequate medical care and malpractice across the nation... Medical malpractice news
Malpractice insurance costs imperils Miami-Dade College's midwife program South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL (AP) - Aug. 21, 2006 MIAMI -- Miami-Dade College's midwife training program has stopped enrolling new students and is in danger of closing, mainly because of the high price of malpractice insurance for its students, officials said... Health provider has broad right to share patient data with counsel Metropolitan News-Enterprise, CA - Aug. 21, 2006 Health care providers may make wholesale disclosures of medical information to their attorneys regarding patients threatening malpractice claims, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled... Government healthcare a recipe for disaster The Evening Bulletin, Philadelphia, PA - Aug. 21, 2006 ...Doctors are needlessly prescribing tests and procedures for fear of being named in a lawsuit should some condition in a patient later develop. (Even being named in a frivolous lawsuit will cause an increase in the physician's malpractice premiums, a cost that must be recouped)... Hospitals: Strength in numbers Beacon News, Aurora, IL - Aug. 21, 2006 ...Individual hospitals and health organizations also have better access to lower-cost malpractice coverage, and they gain a more favorable view from insurance companies because they are part of a larger network... Opinion:Insurance reform must protect citizens Tallahassee Democrat, FL - Aug. 21, 2006 ...If the members of the committee are truly committed to serving Floridians, they will do well to learn the lessons of the 2003 medical malpractice debate. .. Lawyers get tech boost in court The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Aug. 20, 2006 ...Trial testimony, especially in medical malpractice and personal injury cases, can be difficult for jurors to follow. The facts are often complicated; experts are sometimes long-winded or unable to explain information in simple terms... Med-mal pall over OB-GYNs The Charleston Gazette, WV - Aug. 20, 2006 ...Consequently, OB-GYNs typically face more medical malpractice lawsuits than almost any other specialists. According ... New law requires doctor to be licensed in S.C. before testifying Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC (AP Wire) - Aug. 19, 2006 ...Some lawyers didn't even know about the provision. Two medical malpractice cases were halted this week because the doctor-witnesses didn't have the license... Medical malpractice news
Lawsuit fears aren't reason for doc's silence on errors The Seattle Times, WA August 17, 2006 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2003204605_apologies17m.html 'We just want to practice medicine' St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO August 16, 2006 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/neighborhoods/stories.nsf/madisoncounty/news/story/2C59FAF573DDFF85862571CB0058C75D?OpenDocument Medical malpractice news
US companies go abroad for healthcare, as costs at home skyrocket, businesses explore overseas health plans CBS News, New York, NY August 16 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/16/business/main1900430.shtml Not all doctors eager to discuss errors KHOU, Housten, TX August 16, 2006 http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou060816_jj_doctorsrevealingerrors.5617367.html Medical malpractice news
Analysis: Why docs don't say sorry United Press International Aug. 15, 2006 http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20060815-120236-5629r Atlantan heads to prison for $24M fraud scheme Atlanta Business Chronicle Aug. 15, 2006 http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/08/14/daily10.html Physicians more likely to disclose medical errors that would be apparent to the patient RxPG News Aug. 15, 2006 http://www.rxpgnews.com/specialtopics/ethics/article_4844.shtml Medical malpractice news
Michigan's malpractice laws keep state out of 'crisis' level Cadillac News, MI August 14, 2006 http://www.cadillacnews.com/articles/2006/08/14/news/news01.txt Opinion: Lack of doctors getting worse The Olympian, WA August 14, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060814/OPINION01/608140356/1005 Health care divisive issue in 8th District Evansville Courier & Press, KY August 12, 2006 http://www.courierpress.com/news/2006/aug/13/health-care-divisive-issue-in-8th-district/ Medical mistakes kept secret The State, Columbia, SC August 12, 2006 http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/15254670.htm A healthy - and critical - debate Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO august 12, 2006 http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/health_care/article/0,2808,DRMN_25396_4912574,00.html Hurting over health insurance The Daily Reporter-Herald, Loveland, CO August 11, 2006 http://www.lovelandfyi.com/region-story.asp?ID=6380 Medical malpractice news
Hearing gives Musgrave input on healh-care concerns The Coloradoan, Ft. Collins, Co August 11, 2006 http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060811/BUSINESS/608110368/1046 Medical malpractice news
Legislator says more tort reform needed; study shows malpractice insurance rates slowing Arkansas News Bureau, Little Rock, AR August 10, 2006 http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2006/08/10/News/337217.html Malpractice rates slowed? Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, AR August 10, 2006 http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/163058/ State working to acquire federal funding for health care KTEN, TX (Associated Press) August 10, 2006 http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=5264387 Medical malpractice news
Medicare patients may get short end of payment cuts The Honolulu Advertiser, HI August 9, 2006 http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060809/NEWS01/608090343/1001/NEWS Medical malpractice news
Audit: Big problems in Illinois' handling of doctor discipline Bellevue News-Democrat (Associated Press) August 8, 2006 http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/state/15226644.htm Gain on sale boosts ProAssurance first-half earnings threefold Birmingham Business Journal, AL August 8, 2006 http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2006/08/07/daily10.html Hospital steps up effort to attract doctors to area The Olympian, Olympia, WA August 8, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060808/NEWS/608080355 Analysis: Liability CPR for disaster docs United Press International August 7, 2006 http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20060807-045218-6066r Medical malpractice news
Opinion: Legal analyst undercuts tort reform debate Business & Media Institute, Alexandria, VA August 7, 2006 http://www.businessandmedia.org/news/2005/news20050204.asp Opinion: Medical malpractice The Gadflyer, Washington, D.C. August 7, 2006 http://gadflyer.com/articles/?ArticleID=135 Opinion: Affordable health care in Todd County Western Kentucky Catholic, KY August 7, 2006 http://www.owensborodio.org/archives/newspaper/2002/5help.html Editorial: Whiny Doctors and Lawyers Empire Page, NY August 7, 2006 http://www.empirepage.com/guesteds/guesteds165.html Opinion: Modest proposal: Health insurance for every person/ Drop Medicare, Medicaid and costly insurance San Francisco Chronicle, CA August 6, 2006 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/08/06/ING9HKAN4E1.DTL Editorial: Making Florida safe for medical malpractice Palm Beach Post, FL Augus 4, 2006 http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2006/08/05/a14a_doctor_edit_0805.html Medical malpractice news
Manage care concerns extend to once privileged information The Newtown Bee, CT August 3, 2006 http://www.newtownbee.com/Features.asp?s=Features-2006-08-03-11-42-30p1.htm Editorial: Taking the oath on health care The Newtown Bee, CT August 3, 2006 http://www.newtownbee.com/Opinions.asp?s=Opinions-2006-08-03-13-51-22p1.htm Opinion: Medical payment cuts hasten breakdown of health-care system The Repository, Canton, OH August 3, 2006 http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=300393&Category=14 Medical malpractice news
Studies examine disclosure of medical errors Today's SurgiCenter, AZ August 3, 2006 http://www.surgicenteronline.com/hotnews/68h38503432038.html Medical malpractice news
Pennsylvania's medical care has gone from a crisis to a catastrophe... Norristown Times Herald, Pa August 2, 2006 http://www.timesherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16995267&BRD=1672&PAG=461&dept_id=33380&rfi=6 Thomas interesting in buying Putnam General The Charleston Gazette, WV August 2, 2006 http://wvgazette.com/section/News/200608025 PIC Wisconsin chief Montei resigns; sale complete The Business Journal of Milwaukee, WI (Associated Press) August 1, 2006 http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/07/31/daily23.html Editorial: Medical Malpractice The Empire Page, Albany, NY August 1, 2006 http://www.empirepage.com/guesteds/guesteds344.html Nevada-backed medical malpractice insurer seeking to go private Las Vegas Sun, NV (Associated Press) August 1, 2006 http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/aug/01/080110711.html Medical malpractice news
Putnam General to close all inpatient services The Charleston Gazette, WV (Associated Press) August 1, 2006 http://wvgazette.com/section/Breaking/000000160 |
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