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Okla. gov. vetoes tort reform bill Insurance Journal, CA - Apr. 30, 2007 ...Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has vetoed a sweeping civil justice measure that would have changed the way negligence and medical malpractice lawsuits are filed and litigated in state courts... Civil damages bill in Illinois could reignite ire of doctors St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Apr. 30, 2007 ...The flashpoint is a proposal that would allow family members of someone who has died to seek damages specifically for "grief, sorrow and mental anguish" -- in addition to other economic and noneconomic damages -- in any wrongful death lawsuit. The bill goes to the state Senate this week; it passed the House on Friday with nearly all Democrats in support and all Republicans in opposition... Ohio court weighs pain-and-suffering cap Forbes, NY (Associated Press) - Apr. 30, 2007 ...A woman who says she suffered life-threatening blood clots from a birth control medication wants the Ohio Supreme Court to declare the state's cap on pain-and-suffering awards unconstitutional... Opinion - William I. Weston, JD: Medical malpractice reform must be comprehensive South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Apr. 30, 2007 ...Yes, there is also a need for reforms of the legal profession; but not absent the medical profession's serious and focused attention to medical error... Editorial: Unenforceable - Outlawing lies: A well-meaning idea Tallahassee Democrat, FL - Apr. 30, 2007 ..."It'll be a mighty quiet place over there if that law passes," observed one bemused onlooker... No-malpractice contracts test boundaries of medicine NorthJersey.com, NJ - Apr. 29, 2007 ...Schulze sees it as the only way to control the rising malpractice premiums that have put some of her brethren out of business... Opinion - Dr. Jhablall Balmakund: Ideas could help reform health care St. Cloud Times, MN - Apr. 29, 2007 ...There will be opponents and proponents to changes. However, if we do not start looking for alternatives, then the cost of health care will continue to skyrocket... House advances Kansas voter identification bill The Kansas City Star, MO - Apr. 29, 2007 ...Also on Saturday, the House passed 113-11 a bill exempting most medical professionals from the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. The Senate had approved the measure 34-4. Under the bill, consumers could still sue medical providers for malpractice, just not under the protection act... House votes to expand malpractice damages State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL - Apr. 28, 2007 ...During floor debate, however, Brosnahan said the bill would not affect medical malpractice cases or caps on economic damages, which juries can award for lost wages or other financial problems arising from a death... Nevada Assembly committee reviews doctor apology bill Nevada Appeal, Carson City, NV (Associated Press) - Apr. 28, 2007 ...A medical malpractice attorney blamed insurers for a lack of compassion during a hearing Friday on a bill to let doctors apologize to patients for an adverse medical result without having the apology used against them in court later on... Medical malpractice news
Law would make lying illegal for legislators Florida Today, FL - Apr. 27, 2007 ...Villalobos cited recent instances where lawmakers were told by lobbyists that medical malpractice and insurance reforms would lower rates -- in reality, they didn't -- as a problem only the threat of prison time could correct... Palm Beach County losing too many neurosurgeons, study finds South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Apr. 27, 2007 ...Practicing medicine has shifted markedly in recent years with sky-high malpractice insurance premiums, a perceived higher risk of lawsuits and lower reimbursements for care... Medical malpractice news
Lying lobbyists face felony Pensacola News Journal, FL - Apr. 26, 2007 ...But Villalobos pointed to recent reforms where lawmakers were told by lobbyists that medical malpractice and insurance reforms would lower rates -- and then rates didn't go down -- as chronic problems only the threat of jail time or fines could remedy... House considers insurance bill today Pensacola News Journal, FL - Apr. 26, 2007 ...The bill exempts medical malpractice insurers from having to pay the same assessments as other insurance lines if the state catastrophe fund goes broke... Opinion - Frances A. Hughes: McGraw targeted because he is successful West Virginia Record, WV - Apr. 26, 2007 ...Its work is sophisticated deception aimed to dupe hard-working Americans into believing that lawsuits are not necessary and that hurt and injured plaintiffs seeking redress are the enemy of economic development... Study: Malpractice crisis had little effect on Pa. doctor supply Pittsburgh Tribune Review, PA (Associated Press) -- Apr. 26, 2007 ...Opponents of efforts to limit pain-and-suffering awards in medical malpractice lawsuits said Wednesday the study refutes claims that insurance costs have forced doctors to leave Pennsylvania. A doctors’ lobbying group questioned the findings... ProAssurance says CEO will retire The Birmingham News, AL - Apr. 26, 2007 ...Medical malpractice insurer ProAssurance Corp. said today that lawyer Stancil Starnes will replace company co-founder Dr. Derrill Crowe as chief executive... Lawmakers could let doctors say 'sorry' Sioux City Journal, IA (Associated Press) - Apr. 26, 2007 ...State lawmakers on Tuesday gave first-round approval to a bill (LB373) that would remove health care providers' apologies, expressions of sympathy, condolences or a "general sense of benevolence" as admissions of liability in court... Tenn House panel moves med mal bill Insurance Journal, CA - Apr. 26, 2007 ...The bill seeks to limit lawsuits by requiring more notice to be given to defense lawyers about potential medical malpractice cases, and to require plaintiffs' lawyers to get certification from medical experts that their claims are legitimate... Tort reform group: Delaware has best legal climate Business Insurance, IL - Apr. 25, 2007 ...Delaware once again tops the list of U.S. states with the best legal climate, according to a report released Wednesday by the Washington-based U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform... Medical malpractice news
State's legal climate the worst, survey shows West Virginia Record, WV - Apr. 25, 2007 ...The Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform on Wednesday unveiled the findings of Lawsuit Climate 2007: Rating the States, its annual assessment of state liability systems conducted by Harris Interactive. This year, West Virginia ranked last on all twelve of the factors rated... Doctor disciplinary actions decline Palm Beach Post, FL - Apr. 25, 2007 ...One possible explanation for the drop in license suspensions is that fewer medical malpractice suits have been filed in recent years in Florida and thus fewer cases have been referred to the medical board, said board member Dr. Steven Rosenberg, a West Palm Beach dermatologist... Consumer group urges veto of Okla. tort reform bill Insurance Journal, CA (Associated Press) - Apr. 25, 2007 ...Supporters have said the measure will protect doctors from frivolous lawsuits that drive up the cost of malpractice insurance and medical care... House passes claims bill for girl paralyzed after surgery as baby Florida Times-Union, FL (Associated Press) - Apr. 24, 2007 ...She and her family were awarded $8.5 million in 1999, but state law caps payment of claims against government entities at $200,000 unless the Legislature approves a higher amount... Nebraska lawmakers advance medical apology bill Omaha World-Herald, NE - Apr. 24, 2007 ...State senators voted 29-5 to give first-round approval to Legislative Bill 373, a measure that would make a health care provider's expression of apology, sympathy or compassion inadmissible as evidence of liability in a lawsuit... Fed health plans likely to reward docs for using EHRs Government Health IT, VA - Apr. 24, 2007 ...AHIC accepted two other recommendations from the workgroup: that HHS continue to support and improve DOQ-IT U, a program of free online training in EHR implementation aimed at small medical practices, and that HHS take steps to ensure that certified EHRs mitigate malpractice risk and encourage insurers to reduce malpractice premiums for doctors using certified EHRs... Medical malpractice news
'Rural' no more? Mail Tribune, Medford, OR - Apr. 24, 2007 ...The Legislature decided to revise the program after discovering that its loose definition of rural had allowed millions of dollars in malpractice relief to go to hundreds of physicians in communities such as Bend and Ashland that were perceived by many people as distinctly not rural... Vt. licenses 800th captive insurer Rutland Herald, VT - Apr. 24, 2007 ...Vermont currently has nearly 100 captives writing medical malpractice coverage with approximately $1.6 billion in gross written premium last year... Abortion ruling causes worries, confusion for angry city docs New York Magazine's Daily Intelligencer, Apr. 23, 2007 ..."I don’t feel like a lawyer has the right to tell me how to practice medicine," she said. "It's a sad day for practitioners in general. They're telling us how to do our jobs and to do something that's not safe for the patient."... Wilson addresses tort reform at Hulbert breakfast Tahlequah Daily Press, OK - Apr. 23, 2007 ...Wilson was very open about his views on the bill. "I hope the governor vetoes it," he said... Lawmaker wants special courts for malpractice cases River Falls Journal, WI - Apr. 23, 2007 ...Rep. Robin Vos, R-Racine, wants to create special courts where judges and medical experts would decide if a doctor caused a patient's injuries... Medical malpractice news
Doctors advised to say 'Sorry' The Columbus Dispatch, OH - Apr. 23, 2007 ...more and more states are passing laws that allow doctors to acknowledge mistakes without fear of lawsuits. Ohio passed its law in 2004. In all, 27 states now protect doctors in a similar fashion, and nine more are considering legislation... Opinion - Mark Dolliver's Takes: Skeptical patients Adweek, NY - Apr. 23, 2007 ...Fifty-two percent think doctors overtreat their patients "because of concerns about malpractice suits"... Opinion - Jim Padilla: Law unfairly favors doctors over patients The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN - Apr. 23, 2007 ...My family and I have some wonderful, loving doctors who care for us, but it took only one medical mistake to change our lives forever. Tell me, doctor – which Indiana law protected my 6-year-old son from bad medical care?... A new way of deciding malpractice cases Wisconsin Radio Network, WI - Apr. 23, 2007 ...Vos say malpractice courts would help limit the defensive medicine many doctors are currently practicing to try and avoid lawsuits... Doctor subsidies face the knife The Oregonian, Portland, OR - Apr. 22, 2007 ...The $40 million malpractice insurance subsidy program was supposed to help financially struggling doctors -- especially those who deliver babies -- continue serving rural communities with limited access to health care... Big Isle doctors continue efforts for malpractice reform The Honolulu Advertiser, HI (Associated Press) - Apr. 22, 2007 ...Big Island doctors pleaded with lawmakers on Saturday to take action on medical malpractice reform after legislation on the issue failed to get approval this session... Sebelius vetoes bill sought by doctors Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence, KS - Apr. 21, 2007 ...Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Friday vetoed a bill that she said would have exempted health care providers, including doctors, from the Kansas Consumer Protection Act... Lawyers blast chamber ad as 'phony' The Register-Herald, Beckley, WV - Apr. 21, 2007 ...A new ad produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce belittling West Virginia’s most recent civil justice reform is "phony" and orchestrated to induce immunity for big corporations that harm state residents, a lawyer group says... ISMIE to issue $18.4-million dividend to policyholders Crain's Chicago Business News, IL - Apr. 20, 2007 The state’s largest medical malpractice insurer plans to return $18.4 million to policyholders through a dividend, reflecting its improved financial picture and a more stable liability environment for Illinois doctors... Medical malpractice news
Trial lawyers take aim at medical insurer Colorado Springs Business Journal, CO - Apr. 20, 2007 ...COPIC says the lawyers are targeting it because the company aggressively defends clients in malpractice suits. COPIC said it has not been ordered to pay damages in about 62 percent of the cases filed against its clients... Editorial: Supreme mess Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - Apr. 20, 2007 ...Instead, it forces women and their doctors into riskier choices, under the threat of felony charges or a malpractice suit for the doctors who make the wrong decisions... Lawsuit restriction bill heads to governor The Enid News and Eagle, Enid, OK - Apr. 19, 2007 ...The bill would put a $300,000 cap on non-economic damages in negligence cases, for intangibles such as pain and suffering... State Senate passes lawsuit reform bill Tulsa World, OK (Associated Press) - Apr. 19, 2007 ...The vote was 25-23 for the bill. It takes 25 votes to pass a bill in the 48-member Senate... Medical malpractice news
Senate panel delays action on medical error bill The Tennessean, Nashville, TN - Apr. 19, 2007 ...A state Senate committee delayed a vote on a bill sponsors hope would help avoid malpractice lawsuits by urging hospitals and nursing homes to apologize for their mistakes. Action on Senate Bill 1347 was deferred until May 2... Supreme Court upholds ban on 'partial-birth abortion' Belleville News-Democrat, IL - Apr. 19, 2007 ...Koppelman said Wednesday's decision creates a serious dilemma for a doctor who believes the banned procedure is necessary to preserve the health of the mother: "If you don't use it, you could be sued for malpractice. If you do use it, you have to get a decision from a federal court or you could be criminally prosecuted."... Assembly committee approves bill to make health premiums tax-free La Crosse Tribune, WI (Associated Press) - Apr. 19, 2007 ...A proposal by Rep. Robin Vos, R-Racine, requiring victims of medical malpractice to go through a state-run health court to seek damages, rather than civil courts. He said the court would be overseen by medical experts who would make fairer decisions than juries. Medical malpractice news
House passes comprehensive lawsuit reform bill The Norman Transcript, Norman, OK - Apr. 18, 2007 ...The original bill passed in the Senate in March with a 42 to 5 vote, but changes may create challenges when it heads back to the Senate for adoption... Should you sue your doctor? Chicago Tribune, IL - Apr. 17, 2007 Approximately 98,000 Americans die from "medical mistakes" each year, but if you’re thinking about a lawsuit, be warned: Juries sympathize more with doctors... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - Daniel H. Belsky, DO: Ideas for malpractice insurance South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - Apr. 17, 2007 ...In order to rein in the runaway costs of malpractice insurance, I suggest the following... Why is it sometimes "winner pays"? The Union, Grass Valley, CA - Apr. 17, 2007 ...Improper actions for everything from "slip and fall" injuries to medical malpractice can be filed by plaintiffs trying to coerce innocent defendants into paying large settlements to avoid even larger defense costs... Medical malpractice news
DA says bill would handicap consumers Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence, KS - Apr. 16, 2007 ...Supporters of the bill say there are other legal remedies for patients who allege they were wronged in their health care, such as medical malpractice lawsuits... Editorial: Making it safe to apologize Kennebec Journal, ME - Apr. 16, 2007 ...But even those doctors of goodwill who wanted to say, "I'm sorry" to a patient, couldn't do it because it could easily be held against them in a malpractice suit. But that has changed... Opinion - Dr. William Cast: Malpractice law benefits patients, doctors The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN - Apr. 15, 2007 ...The costs of malpractice suits are high, not only in time and money but in emotional duress for patients and their doctors. A lawsuit, with or without merit, must be defended at great cost well before a review panel is ever convened... Medical malpractice news
Doctors' insurer sees profit soar Crain's Chicago Business, IL - Apr. 14, 2007 ...The state's biggest malpractice insurer has posted its biggest profit since the 1980s, increasing pressure on the company to cut rates that have surged in the past five years... Senate Republican claims session helping trial lawyers Denver Business Journal, CO - Apr. 14, 2007 ...Senate Bill 248, which would require state regulators to hold public hearings if insurance rates were to be raised 5 percent or more, among other things. Such a bill opens up medical malpractice insurer COPIC to harassment from attorneys, he said... Juries more often sympathize with doctors United Press International - Apr. 13, 2007 It's a common belief that juries frequently side with patients in lawsuits involving medical malpractice, but a study finds that's not true... Proposal to limit judicial sealing power gains approval KRNV-TV, Reno, NV - Apr. 13, 2007 ...Backers of the bill say it's an important step in protecting the public from dangerous products or practices by keeping open to public view lawsuits alleging medical malpractice, product liability, defective tires and other problems... Is lack of La. hospital evacuation plan negligence or malpractice? Insurance Journal, CA (Associated Press) - Apr. 13, 2007 ...The question isn't whether their claim that the hospital failed either to draw up or to use an adequate evacuation plan is valid, but whether it is fodder for a non-medical negligence lawsuit or for a medical malpractice claim... Editorial: 'I'm sorry' doesn't mean 'sue me' News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN - Apr. 13, 2007 ...Whenever doctors apologize, they risk their words being used as evidence in malpractice suits.... State health chief calls N.J.'s health care system "broken" Asbury Park Press, NJ - Apr. 13, 2007 ...Department of Health and Senior Services Commissioner Fred M. Jacobs said a combination of aging hospitals, a lack of health insurance coverage, a "malpractice crisis" and deteriorating doctor-patient relationships are eating away at health care in New Jersey... Editorial: Lawyers vs. doctors Rocky Mountain News, CO - Apr. 13, 2007 ...But they do agree on one point: COPIC - the nonprofit, doctor-run medical malpractice carrier - plays hardball. We don't think that's a problem... Jacking up the cost of torts Colorado Springs Business Journal, CO - Apr. 13, 2007 ...Medical malpractice cases are the ones that generate large sums of money, according to the center. The median award for a medical malpractice case was $431,000 in 2001... Medical malpractice news
'I'm sorry, but don't sue,' says the doctor The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA (Associated Press) - Apr. 12, 2007 ...Providence lawyer Steven Minicucci, who handles malpractice suits, said displays of compassion are rarely useful in such cases. But an apology and an admission of error could be key. He opposes the Rhode Island legislation.... Civil justice reform bill heads to House floor Fox 23 News, Tulsa, OK (Associated Press) - Apr. 12, 2007 ...The House Judiciary and Public Safety Committee voted 10-to-7 yesterday to send the Senate-passed measure to the House floor for a vote following 90 minutes of questioning and debate... Malpractice insurer blasts Senate bill The Denver Business Journal, CO - Apr. 11, 2007 ...The medical malpractice insurer, in a statement issued Wednesday, claims the bill would not be beneficial for consumers, specifically targets COPIC and would benefit lawyers who sue doctors... Maternity ward is focus of area rally The Review, Roxborough, PA - Apr. 11, 2007 ...Despite the increase in costs associated with giving birth, hospitals and doctors receive a relatively low reimbursement from insurers and other co-pay programs such as Medicaid, not to mention ever-higher medical-malpractice premiums... Medical malpractice news
Missouri Senate delays midwife bill The Kansas City Star, MO - Apr. 11, 2007 ...Sen. Yvonne Wilson, a Kansas City Democrat, also had concerns about the bill. She pointed out that midwives wouldn’t have to have malpractice insurance as doctors do... Opinion - Mike Holzknecht: Protect state's judicial branch The Springfield News-Leader, MO - Apr. 11, 2007 ...We were also told that medical malpractice lawsuits were overwhelming our courts and were the reason for doctors' skyrocketing insurance premiums. In fact, medical malpractice cases comprise less than 1 percent of all civil cases filed in Missouri... Opinion - Don Brunell: Medical tourism creates global competition The Columbian, Vancouver, WA - Apr. 10, 2007 ...PRI analysis shows that doctors practicing beyond our borders pay as little as $4,000 a year for malpractice insurance while American doctors can pay 25 times that amount... Medical malpractice news
Governor holds fate of doctor exemption The Kansas City Star, MO - Apr. 10, 2007 ...The legislation, originally designated House Bill 2530, would change the Consumer Protection Act so it would not apply to the "rendering of or failure to render professional services by a physician or other health-care provider."... Fear of lawsuits means fewer radiologists willing to ready mammograms The Billiings Gazette, MT - Apr. 10, 2007 ...Missed breast cancer is the most common basis for medical malpractice lawsuits in the United States, according to the Physician Insurers Association of America, a trade group of medical malpractice insurance carriers. And it’s among the most expensive kind of malpractice cases... Editorial: Malpractice law works Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN - Apr. 10, 2007 ...Physicians must make so many judgment calls in their work that no malpractice system can ever be invulnerable to error. But Indiana lawmakers crafted a system that aims to balance the legitimate needs of both sides in malpractice cases... Is Gov. Rendell's 'Prescription for Pennsylvania' Good Medicine? Northeast PA Business Journal, Scranton, PA - Apr. 9, 2007 ..."There are some issues that we think aren't included in the plan that we believe also would be important for Pennsylvanians, and that's additional medical liability reform - particularly joint and several liability reform - to make sure that we're able to access liability insurance and afford it and bring those costs down as well," says Bussard... Rx for affordability Northeast PA Business Journal, Scranton, PA - Apr. 9, 2007 ..."The governor's plan doesn't do anything to deal with lawsuit abuse in general, which is one of the major drivers of the cost of delivering health care and not just through the medical malpractice crisis, which is itself very significant, but also through the defensive medicine that's practiced by doctors to try to forestall lawsuits," says Taylor... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - Steve May: Health-care workers in need of protection from bogus lawsuits Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ - Apr. 9, 2007 ...Through this bill, in order to prove malpractice in emergency situations, the level of evidence to prove liability would be changed from "a preponderance of evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence,"... Today's moms-to-be have more choices St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Apr. 9, 2007 ...But for those who are fed up with medical interventions and doctors who perform C-sections too quickly because of malpractice concerns, the choices may be more extreme... Cigarette taxes headline stretch run for Tenn. lawmakers WKRN-TV, Nashville, TN (Associated Press) - Apr. 8, 2007 ...The medical malpractice bill would call for more vetting of lawsuits by medical experts and open up plaintiff's medical records earlier in the process... Monitoring malpractice Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN - Apr. 8, 2007 ...Indiana is one of 20 states that use panelists, usually doctors, to judge other doctors and medical professionals accused of malpractice... Group urges more non-docs on medical board Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN - Apr. 8, 2007 ...As in other states, only a fraction of doctors in Indiana are ever disciplined by the licensing board, which may revoke or suspend a license, put a doctor on probation or give a verbal or written reprimand... Opinion - Malcolm R. Ing, MD: Lawmakers must pass meaningful tort reform Hawaii Reporter, Honolulu, HI - Apr. 8, 2007 ...Those disparaging the need for medical malpractice tort reform are essentially saying doctors are plentiful and they make lots of money compared to the general public... Editorial: Seek solutions that work The Register-Guard, Eugene, OR - Apr. 7, 2007 ...Doctors, hospitals and the insurance industry have pushed limits on malpractice damage awards as the best solution for Oregon. But the state Supreme Court - and more importantly, the voters - have rejected that approach... Lawyers group backs bill on rate hearings Denver Business Journal, CO - Apr. 6, 2007 ...Under terms of the bill, medical malpractice insurance carriers would be required to hold public hearings when they want to raise rates by more than 5 percent... Medical malpractice news
CALA survey looks at expert witnesses, contingency arrangements West Virginia Record, Charleston, WV - Apr. 6, 2007 ...The survey was conducted by the Center for Survey Research at the University of Virginia and released Monday by West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse... Editorial: The maternity-ward blues Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Apr. 6, 2007 ...Delivering babies is nowhere near as profitable as other hospital services, if it is profitable at all, due to low reimbursements for services and high malpractice-insurance premiums... Company says it was threatened by California prison receiver Monterey Herald, CA (Associated Press) - Apr. 5, 2007 ...Henderson gave Sillen virtually unlimited power to run the prison medical system a year ago. Henderson took control after he concluded that the state-run system was frequently killing inmates through neglect or malpractice... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - Dr. Scott Haig: How special is too special? Time - Apr. 5, 2007 ...And, of course, the malpractice lawyers would take the guy's house the first time a patient didn't do well... Medical malpractice news
Legislative briefs: Senate backs limit on malpractice suits The Tennessean, Nashville, TN - Apr. 3, 2007 ...The state Senate on Monday unanimously passed a measure intended to limit medical malpractice lawsuits in Tennessee... Senate passes medical malpractice compromise The City Paper, Nashville, TN - Apr. 3, 2007 ...The compromise bill focused its efforts at curbing "merit-less" lawsuits and dropped the more political issue of caps on non-economic damages that a jury can award to a patient against a negligent healthcare provider... ...Medical malpractice The Daily Times, Knoxville, TN - Apr. 3, 2007 ...The bill does not address capping damages but would require lawyers suing doctors to precertify the legitimacy of their claims with independent experts... Liability reform bill approved by Senate Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - Apr. 3, 2007 ...The bill is set for review today in a House subcommittee that has traditionally killed liability bills. The compromise negotiated between Senate Republicans and House Democrats may pave the way for the passage... Bill would exempt doctors from Consumer Protection Act The Hays Daily News, Hays, KS - Apr. 2, 2007 ...According to opponents of the bill, the exemption would have far-reaching ramifications and would take away the right of individuals to collect damages when they have been misled deliberately or unconscionably by people who provide any sort of medical services... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - Jose F. Arrascue, MD: Make on-call specialists a priority South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Apr. 2, 2007 ...But since malpractice policies can cost more than $100,000 per year for some physicians in South Florida, the significant majority of physicians taking emergency room duty are forecast to work with no insurance whatsoever in the near future... Opinion - Dr. Tom Gross: Paying the price for the high cost of medical care Marin Independent Journal, CA - Apr. 2, 2007 ...If you stop billing all Medicare and the insurance companies, then you can reduce the cost of your business by three full-time employees per year. Then, you can pay the lights, the rent, the nurses, the hazardous waste surcharges and the exponentially increasing cost of malpractice insurance... Editorial: New insurance target draws the state's eye Palm Beach Post, FL - Apr. 1, 2007 ...Since then, according to state records, malpractice claims are down. So are payouts. But malpractice premiums barely have dropped, even as some malpractice carriers boast about strong profits... Doctors also see costs rise Carroll County Times, Westminster, MD - Apr. 1, 2007 ...By the time he retired in 2005, the Westminster general surgeon was paying close to $75,000 for insurance to protect himself against potential lawsuits... Opinion - Sen. Sam Slom: Lackluster legislature head for adjournment Hawaii Reporter, Honolulu, HI - Apr. 1, 2007 ...Medical malpractice insurance costs likewise are not being taken seriously and the result is likely to be the loss of more physicians, particularly on Neighbor Islands... Key donors boosted winning lawmakers Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - Apr. 1, 2007 ...One issue that has divided the two main state parties is regulation of medical malpractice lawsuits. Republicans tend to favor stricter regulation, so doctors often give more to the GOP, Apodaca said... Another hospital may drop obstetrics Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Mar. 31, 2007 ...Delivering babies is a tough business. Hospitals and doctors get relatively low payments from insurers and government payers such as Medicaid, and incur high expenses, especially for medical-malpractice premiums... Editorial: Finally, progress on tort reform Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - Mar. 31, 2007 ...Legislation that seeks to curb frivolous lawsuits without infringing on the rights of the injured is scheduled for a floor vote in the Senate Monday... Opinion - Sen. Mike Folmer: 'Rendell Care' isn't right care for Pa. Lebanon Daily News, PA - Mar. 31, 2007 ...Our system of jackpot jury awards in medical-malpractice cases has chased away our doctors and medical-school graduates to other states that have capped jury awards at fair, common-sense limits... Opinion - Marc Shapiro: Health reform must address malpractice The Register Guard, Eugene, OR - Mar. 30, 2007 ...The certain availability and stabilized cost of malpractice insurance would make Oregon an attractive state for health care practitioners - which would, in turn, increase the availability of care... Medical liability firm acquired by California insurer Cincinnati Business Courier, OH - Mar. 30, 2007 ...The Doctors Co., a Napa, Calif.-based malpractice insurance provider, will acquire the medical professional liability insurance book of business of TriState Medical Insurance Co., also known as TriMed... Medical malpractice insurer gives premium relief to docs San Francisco Business Times, CA - Mar. 30, 2007 ...The credit will provide an average premium reduction of 7.5 percent to doctors in California, where the Doctors Co. provides professional liability insurance to more than 10,000 physicians, including 2,247 in the Bay Area. It will also affect premium rates in nine other states... |
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