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Mellow now backs health care measure The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - May 30, 2008 ...The bill also would renew and phase out over 10 years the state “MCare” abatement that helps doctors afford medical malpractice insurance... Governor prescribes plan for health care Erie Times-News, PA - May 30, 2008 ...Money would also be used from the state's Community Health Reinvestment program, which is now used to cover some physician malpractice premiums... State news of national interest The Charleston Gazette, WV (Associated Press) - May 30, 2008 ...The state Medical Board will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to post doctors' malpractice information online. The board wants to disclose malpractice payments going back seven years... Editorial: Policing doctors The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY - May 30, 2008 ...Even with greater oversight, the number of doctors charged with misconduct will be tiny when compared to the number of physicians who practice good medicine in the state. But for patients' safety sake, the monitoring system needs to aggressively pursue those few problem practitioners... Doctors fight malpractice Web site The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC - May 29, 2008 ...The site would also state whether the medical board had publicly disciplined the doctor, giving an indication of whether the malpractice payment was for negligence... Midwife attended births on the rise in Illinois Medill Reports, Chicago, IL - May 29, 2008 ...nurse midwives can attend births at home, at birth centers and at hospitals. We need to have a collaborating physician and we need to have malpractice insurance... Medical malpractice news
Glitch keeps specialists from helping VA The News Journal, Wilmington, DE - May 29, 2008 ...Dr. David Axon, 54, a retired orthopedic surgeon, would like to help alleviate some of the patient backlog currently plaguing the VA. But when he contacted his medical malpractice insurance company shortly before his retirement from private practice, he got an unpleasant surprise... Editorial: Pass S.B. 269 into law so surgeons can help out at the Elsmere VA The News Journal, Wilmington, DE - May 29, 2008 ...As a result several legislators have signed onto Senate Bill 269 that addresses the shortage of surgeons at the Elsmere VA by eliminating the loss of malpractice tail coverage if retired surgeons offered their services only there... Medical school debt shrinks number of family doctors South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL - May 29, 2008 ...Some disagree, saying other factors are equally or more to blame. Local medical students interviewed by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel also listed personal interest, years of study required, malpractice costs, and lifestyle factors... Editorial: Disciplining doctors Newsday, NY - May 29, 2008 ...More aggressively rooting out bad doctors would improve patient safety and drive down the number of malpractice payouts, which should help slow the run-up in the cost of malpractice insurance... Advocate MD enters Mississippi market through acquisition Austin Business Journal, TX - May 28, 2008 ...The Mississippi Insurance Department recently expedited the application process and licensed Advocate MD as a fully admitted medical liability insurance carrier. The ability to expedite resulted from Mississippi's success in tort reform several years ago... Medical malpractice news
Health care report finds New York lax on doctors Newsday, NY - May 28, 2008 ...a spokeswoman for the Department of Health, said state Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines had already begun making changes to strengthen physician discipline efforts. The office has a new director and is going after doctors with malpractice records, Hutton said... State urged to tighten doctor discipline The Ithaca Journal, NY - May 28, 2008 ...The legislation would: * Require the Health Department's Office of Professional Medical Conduct to use medical-malpractice information to initiate investigations. (Malpractice cases are heard in civil court and do not involve the Office of Professional Medical Conduct.)... UW study finds a decline in general surgeons The Daily of the University of Washington, Seattle, WA - May 28, 2008 ...With Medicare and Medicaid limitations, high price of malpractice insurance and medical school debts to pay off, many are shying away from less lucrative careers... Medical malpractice news
New health care tool likely to help control costs Morning Sentinel, Augusta, ME - May 27, 2008 ...Doctors concerned about malpractice suits order expensive tests, which may or may not provide useful information... Web can sicken doctors' careers The Ledger, Lakeland, FL - May 27, 2008 ...She consulted a malpractice lawyer and filed a complaint with the Medical Board of California. But the 22-year-old college student from West Covina , Calif., didn't stop there... 'It's more natural' Jackson Hole Star Tribune, Jackson, WY - May 27, 2008 ...According to Arts, hospital babies are born more lethargic. Doctors often rush to cesareans, driven by fear of malpractice suits, she said... Editorial: Texas' tort reform gives example for other states Tyler Morning Telegraph, Tyler, TX - May 27, 2008 ...The reforms included a cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, limits on how long after an incident a lawsuit can be filed, and tightening up requirements for "expert" testimony. Doctors who volunteer their time were afforded more protections, and class action rules were reformed... Editorial: Apologies help deter lawsuits The Sun, San Bernadino, CA - May 26, 2008 ...Some medical centers that apologize for errors have seen their legal costs and number of lawsuits decline by almost two-thirds... Medical malpractice news
Experts worry about rise in C-sections Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX - May 26, 2008 Obstetricians' rising malpractice insurance premiums may play a role, too. Individual doctors in many states now pay upward of $100,000 a year for coverage... Nursing schools make room for Dr. Nurse Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL - May 26, 2008 ...says the primary aim of the DNP is not to usurp the role of the physician, but to deal with the fact that there simply won't be enough of them. As doctors face shrinking insurance reimbursements and rising malpractice-insurance costs, more medical students are forsaking primary care for specialty practices with higher incomes and predictable hours... The art of caring The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - May 25, 2008 ...Today, Pennsylvania is experiencing a health care crisis. The Pennsylvania Medical Society claims that surging malpractice insurance costs, coupled with low private insurer reimbursement, are causing physicians to leave the Commonwealth, retire early or drop risky procedures... Opinion - Dr. Michael Wilkes: Inside Medicine: When playing it safe isn't better for you Sacramento Bee, CA - May 25, 2008 ...When a test has almost no benefit for the patient and all the benefit is to protect the doctor against a potential malpractice claim, we have a major "systems problem." ... Nashville: Green issues wither in session Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN - May 25, 2008 ...The bill, now law, requires 60-day notice before filing a malpractice lawsuit and mandates plaintiffs have an independent medical expert support the merits of the case... Opinion - Jeanine Stice - All Americans deserve timely access to health care Statesman Journal, Salem, OR - May 24, 2008 ...In addition, many of the concerns contributing to our local physician shortage will require national, not local, solutions. Oregon physicians often have higher malpractice premiums and greater liability exposure than doctors in other states... Medical malpractice news
Malpractice costs leading to closings of maternity wards The Bulletin, Philadelphia, PA - May 23, 2008 Hospital officials and health care experts from southeast Pennsylvania told the state House Republican Policy Committee yesterday that many maternity wards find it difficult to stay open due to malpractice insurance costs... Legislative session favored seniors, students The Tennessean, Nashville, TN - May 23, 2008 ...The legislature did pass medical malpractice reform, the first major revisions of medical-related tort litigation in about 30 years... Opinion - Eli Reshef, MD: Henry falling short on reform The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK - May 23, 2008 ...Since the passage of tort reform in Texas in 2003, dramatic positive changes have occurred for the health care system there... Opinion - Connie Schultz: Doctor's apology can heal The Capital Times, Madison, WI - May 23, 2008 ...There may be a financial incentive here. Some research suggests that when hospitals offer full disclosure and earnest regret, they suffer fewer lawsuits for malpractice... Editorial: When doctors say, 'I'm sorry' Toledo Blade, OH - May 23, 2008 ...Malpractice lawyers say it's not so much the medical error that turns reasonable patients into indignant plaintiffs. It's concealment and concern that the same mistake could happen again... Oregon lawmakers to consider tort overhaul LegalNewsLine.com, Chicago, IL - May 22, 2008 ...Among legal issues the task force is expected to tackle are questions of separating medical malpractice from other claims, adjusting award caps for inflation, economic versus non-economic damages and establishing a procedural mechanism for challenging caps... Medical malpractice news
Medical marjuana bills moving forward Capitol Weekly, Sacramento, CA - May 22, 2008 ...He also cited the threat of medical malpractice claims coming from patients who suffered "serious side effects" after being advised by their doctors to use marijuana. In response, Leno asked: “Just like all the ones that didn’t happen in the last 12 years?” Editorial: Texas got serious about health care Charleston Daily Mail, WV - May 22, 2008 ...In 2003, Texas installed two simple reforms. Like West Virginia, it capped malpractice awards for non-economic damages at $250,000... Editorial: Doctors who say they're sorry New York Times, NY - May 22, 2008 ...To encourage greater candor, more than 30 states have enacted laws making apologies for medical errors inadmissible in court. That sounds like a sensible step that should be adopted by other states or become federal law... Editorial: Three refreshing little words Boulder Daily Camera, CO - May 22, 2008 ...a handful of prominent medical institutions are now teaching doctors to offer sincere apologies, suggesting that earnestness -- and a fair settlement -- can dilute the anger that fuels many massive malpractice suits. Here's hoping the three little words catch on. Opinion - Melissa Lafsky: Alarming number of patients think about killing their doctors Discover Magazine, NY -- May 21, 2008 ...Recently, doctors have started apologizing to patients for mistakes in order to curb malpractice lawsuits--an approach that appears to be working. Maybe it’s not a bad idea to start having similar sit-downs with patients litigating over disability. Medical marijuana bill proposed in Ohio Mount Vernon News, OH - May 21, 2008 ...Additionally, Davis said, the bill would prohibit cardholders from performing tasks under the influence that would constitute negligence or malpractice, possessing or using on school grounds or correctional facilities, and driving under the influence... Medical malpractice news
State GOP lawmakers hold on to tort reform hopes The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, OK - May 21, 2008 Republican lawmakers are still holding out hope for a tort reform measure to make it into law this year, though the tone taken by tort reform advocates in recent weeks betrays an expectation of defeat once again... All thiings hiistoriical Diboll Free Press, Diboll, TX - May 21, 2008 ...At Coldspring a century ago, malpractice lawsuits were unknown, so a family used a tombstones to castigate a doctor with this inscription... Opinion - Dr. Jeff Hersh: Health care reform ideas The Daily News Transcript, Norwood, MA - May 20, 2008 ...both the direct costs of malpractice insurance, and even more importantly the indirect costs due to defensive medicine being practiced to address malpractice issues, are a huge burden on our health care system... Medical malpractice news
Legal protection for doctors during disasters advance The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA - May 20, 2008 ...Another slate of medical malpractice bills that could alter the $500,000 cap on awards in medical malpractice suits appears dead for the session. Rep. Nick Lorusso, R-New Orleans, said representatives of the legal and medical communities will continue to work on potential compromises for next year's regular session. Option proposed to sue military The Times Herald Record, Middletown, NY - May 20, 2008 ...One way to do that: Override the Feres Doctrine, a 1950 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court that prevents malpractice lawsuits against military doctors. That is an option commonly open to the general public... Editorial: Owning up to mistakes The Daily Breeze, Torrance, CA - May 19, 2008 ...In 34 states, including California, doctors who apologize for mistakes are somewhat protected from their disclosures being used against them in court... Editorial: Better way to reform Muskogee Phoenix, OK - May 19, 2008 ...No one should have to come up with $500 to $12,000, the estimated cost of a certificate of merit, to file a lawsuit. Access to justice should not depend on having money... Medical malpractice news
Bredesen signs bill to restrict medical malpractice lawsuits The Leaf Chronicle, Clarksville, TN (Associated Press) - May 19, 2008 Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed into law a bill seeking to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits by requiring experts to vouch for a case’s merits... Military healthcare firm a success story Honolulu Advertiser, HI - May 19, 2008 ...Barfield, the firm's president, said the agency is an attractive employer for physicians because military doctors are not required to have malpractice insurance, the pay is good and they can get away from working in the "managed-care environment"... Editorial: Dump dangerous docs New York Daily News, NY - May 19, 2008 ...Officials also would be required to screen malpractice settlements - and investigate doctors who rack up more than their share of lawsuits. Such common sense has been the law in other states for some time... Splitting the spoils: Lawyers sue lawyers Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN - May 18, 2008 ..a St. Paul attorney who handled medical malpractice cases and has been a talk-radio host, said law firms that rely on contingency cases need to build a record of settlements to provide financing for the next lawsuit down the road... Doctors say 'I'm sorry' before 'See you in Court' The New York Times, NY - May 18, 2008 ...But with providers choking on malpractice costs and consumers demanding action against medical errors, a handful of prominent academic medical centers, like Johns Hopkins and Stanford, are trying a disarming approach... Keeping a healthy trust between doctor and patient The Star Ledger, Newark, NJ - May 18, 2008 ...What role do malpractice lawsuits play?You go through all this training, and you come out of medical school, and you want to help people. If you make a single bad judgment or have a bad outcome you are vilified... Midwife bill comes close, loses out in last hours St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - May 18, 2008 ...The proposal contained several concessions to doctor groups, such as requiring the midwives to carry malpractice insurance ... Doctors in Illinois to see lower liability premiums American Medical News, IL - May 18, 2008 ...ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. attributed the $11.5 million credit to an improved medical liability climate -- which includes an overall drop in lawsuit filings -- since lawmakers passed a $500,000 noneconomic damage cap in 2005... Medical malpractice news
Medical liability legislation 'a good start' toward further reform measures Memphis Business Journal, TN - May 16, 2008 Tennessee doctors didn't get everything they wanted in the way of medical liability reform this year, but some say they got a step in the right direction... Loss of doctors leaves patients waiting The Register-Guard, Eugene, OR - May 15, 2008 ...Last December, the Oregon Supreme Court threw out the state’s Tort Claims Act, which had put a $50,000 cap on damages payable by state-run hospitals for any single accident or occurrence. With no cap, doctors’ malpractice rates rose across the state and the risks of malpractice lawsuits are greater in rural areas, doctors say... News station investigation: Tort reform benefits questioned Fox4-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, May 15, 2008 ...It's been almost five years since tort reform passed, so how's it working? FOX 4 looked at three key points: Was it really necessary? Is it working? And are Texans benefiting?... Medical malpractice news
Patient safety bill would publicize doctors' names Newsday, NY - May 15, 2008 Gov. David A. Paterson introduced a wide-ranging patient safety bill yesterday that would give the state more authority in health investigations and, for the first time, make public names of doctors under scrutiny... Developer unveils PHICO plan The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - May 15, 2008 ...Harrisburg-area developer Norman K.A. Hoffer bought the property from the state Insurance Department, which acquired it after the 2002 liquidation of the former medical malpractice insurer... Opinion - Rep. Nick Kotik: Number of uninsureds hits alarming level Signal Item, Pittsburgh, PA - May 15, 2008 ...It also would continue to help doctors pay their medical malpractice insurance premiums so we can retain our health-care professionals... Medical malpractice news
Fiscal Bureau: Budget plan still leaves state in the red Fox11 WLUK-TV, Green Bay, WI (Associated Press) - May 14, 2008 ...A $200 million case pending in Dane County Circuit Court was brought by the Wisconsin Medical Society. It is fighting a transfer from a state fund used to pay medical malpractice cases... Opinion - John Engler, Lawrence J. McQuillan: Limiting lawsuit abuses lowers costs from litigation, creates jobs in the long run The Detriot News, MI - May 14, 2008 ...Twenty-one states qualify as "sinners," meaning they suffer from weak tort rules plus high tort costs and high litigation risks. The sinners include Alabama, California, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington (which has the highest product-liability tort costs) and West Virginia (which has the highest commercial tort costs)... Doctors can help lower hospital costs Austin American-Statesman, TX - May 13, 2008 ...Another study in the issue concluded that doctors in Massachusetts don't face a malpractice premium crisis -- even though the state has the fourth-highest median malpractice settlement payments in the country... Wisconsin Senate to vote on budget deal The Journal Times, Racine, WI (Associated Press) - May 13, 2008 ...The state also is in court over $293 million in sales tax payments and a $200 million medical malpractice fund transfer. Losing any of those could blow a huge hole in the budget. Medical malpractice news
Most Mass. doctors face lower cost for malpractice coverage The Boston Globe, MA - May 13, 2008 Despite assertions that high malpractice rates are driving them out of the state, Massachusetts doctors are paying less than they were in 1990, after adjusting for inflation, according to a Suffolk University Law School study... House veto override on lawsuit reform bill falls short The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, OK (Associated Press) - May 13, 2008 ...The measure would have required injured people to obtain certificates of legal merit from experts in order to file professional malpractice lawsuits. Supporters said it would curb rising insurance and business costs... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - Gov. Linda Lingle: Lackluster Legislature Hawaii Reporter, Honolulu, HI - May 12, 2008 ...Instead of addressing affordable housing, education, tax relief and medical malpractice reform, they remained focused on sustaining the status quo... Mississippi's tort reform triumph The Wall Street Journal, NY - Oct. 10, 2008 ...The lessons here are especially timely, because the pro-growth tort reform trend that was once spreading across the country may soon reverse course... Insurance costs are making doctors sick Newsday, NY - Oct. 10, 2008 ...added to that is the threat, peculiar to New York State that, beginning July 1, every doctor must cough up an average of $50,000 over the next five years to replenish the medical malpractice insurance fund, then face steep increases in malpractice insurance... Poor and middle class can't afford legal services in Utah, survey says Salt Lake Tribune, UT - May 10, 2008 ...Another 22 percent of the respondents said the state has "world class" attorneys in the field of medical malpractice. That field is particularly difficult because lawyers must be educated in medical terms and procedures as well as law... Opinion - Ray Perryman: A Texas Turnaround: Tort reform has brought substantial benefits Midland Reporter-Telegram, TX - May 10, 2008 ...Prior to tort reform, medical malpractice premiums were extremely high, discouraging some doctors from continuing to practice or to perform certain procedures. An increase in "defensive medicine" (when doctors' decisions to order tests, avoid procedures, or suggest treatments based in part on a fear of legal liability) was also a problem... Lawsuit reform veto gets challenge The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK - May 9, 2008 ...The governor, who is a Democrat and a lawyer, said he had no choice but to veto the measure because the state Supreme Court struck down a similar statute as unconstitutional. That bill applied only to medical malpractice cases... Trial lawyers spent more than $1.1M to lobby in 1Q Houston Chronicle, TX (Associated Press) - May 9, 2008 ...The American Association for Justice, a trade group representing trial lawyers, spent more than $1.1 million in the first quarter to lobby on medical malpractice liability and other issues... Medical malpractice news
Oregon Supreme Court upholds malpractice limits LegalNewsLine.com - May 9, 2008 The Oregon Supreme Court this week upheld a five-year statute of limitations on medical malpractice lawsuits involving minors... Opinion - Saul Friedman: Rising insurance costs may force MDs to quit Newsday, NY - May 9, 2008 ...beginning July 1, every doctor must cough up an average of $50,000 over the next five years to replenish the medical malpractice insurance fund, then face steep increases in malpractice insurance... Malpractice review filed The Herald News, Joliet, IL - May 8, 2008 ...The Illinois State Medical Society and the American Medical Association filed an amicus brief today asking the Illinois Supreme Court to preserve Illinois patients’ future access to medical care by upholding the state’s 2005 medical lawsuit reform law... Medical malpractice news
Gov. Henry vows to veto newest tort reform measure The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, OK - May 8, 2008 Barely before the ink was dry on a significant tort reform bill the Legislature passed Wednesday, Gov. Brad Henry promised to veto the measure... Business brief roundup The Birmingham News, AL - May 8, 2008 ...Birmingham's ProAssurance Corp., the state's biggest medical malpractice insurer, said per-share profit in the first quarter edged upward by 2 percent... Medical malpractice news
Trial lawyers, opponents stand down on ballot issues Denver Business Journal, CO - May 6, 2008 ...The measure triggered a response from the trial bar that included nine separate counter measures. One would have capped compensation by CEOs, another would revoke licenses of doctors involved in multiple malpractice cases... Opinion - Carter Wood: CO trial lawyers climb back down Pike's Pique National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, DC - May 7, 2008 ...Oh, for the working people, is it? We have another theory: National political and legal figures called Sadwith, saying, "Are you nuts?... Medical malpractice news
Rendell administration outlines cost figures of health insurance plan The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - May 6, 2008 Pennsylvania can afford to provide subsidized health insurance for the uninsured and still subsidize doctors' medical malpractice costs, the Rendell administration said Monday... Editorial: Pain, suffering --- and fairness Atlanta Constitution, GA - May 6, 2008 ...If appealed, as seems likely, Arrington's decision will set the stage for a Georgia Supreme Court showdown over tort reform. The court ought to throw the law out. Editorial: And the winner is . . . Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO - May 6, 2008 ...Fortunately, some of the very worst proposals were killed - or at least amended until they were far more acceptable. Those include measures that would have raised health-care costs by rewriting this state's limits on medical-malpractice judgments, made it impossible to mine for uranium... Opinion - Jack Jawitz: Florida signals doctors they're not wanted The Tampa Tribune, FL - May 6, 2008 ...Liability insurance is so costly (when available) that two out of three physicians in south Florida are uninsured. Florida statute requires an uninsured doctor to have $250,000 for ... Reasons not to become a doctor Forbes, NY - May 5, 2008 ...Of course, doctors who make fatal mistakes and who are unqualified should be held responsible. But there's evidence that the bulk of lawsuits brought are frivolous. Of all malpractice lawsuits brought to jury trial in 2004, the defendant won 91% of the time... Malpractice premiums, rate of C-sections rise together The Washington Post, DC (HealthDay News) - May 5, 2008 ..."I can't say one led to the other or vice-versa," Spencer said. But he speculates the medical malpractice rates are driving up the C-section rates... Medical malpractice news
Pa. Legislature, convening today, will address budget, energy, health care Observer-Reporter, Washington, PA (Associated Press) - May 5, 2008 ...Doctors and hospitals want the state to resume a five-year, $1 billion medical-malpractice insurance subsidy. That subsidy lapsed March 31... Opinion - Carlos Muhletaler: Florida Legislature needed to act to stop lawsuit abuse South Floriday Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL - May 5, 2008 ...Doctors are leaving the state or retiring early due to the medical malpractice environment -- all because of a group of personal injury lawyers that have created a lawsuit-happy mentality... Healing From the Heart' workbook helps doctors deal with patients' problems The Birmingham News, AL - May 5, 2008 ...Between insurance companies and hospital rules, it's easy for health practitioners to forget that they're helping people. Difficult patient relationships can lead to burnout and malpractice lawsuits... Editorial: Board of malpractice A cure needed fast Union Leader, Manchester, NH - May 4, 2008 ...The board failed to investigate 21 percent of complaints filed in 2005 and 2006. Its administration was so lax that laws and rules often were not followed... Opinion - Clay Robison: Trial lawyers catch a break on rising health care costs Houston Chronicle, TX - May 4, 2008 ...There is little state regulation of health insurance in Texas, but the Legislature will get another opportunity to do something about it next year, when the Texas Department of Insurance is up for sunset review. Expect a big fight, with doctors and insurers, former allies in the so-called "tort reform" coalition, squaring off against each other... Give your doctor a checkup Baltimore Sun, MD - May 4, 2008 ...Find out whether doctors' licenses are still active and whether they've been hit with any disciplinary actions, malpractice judgments or convictions for crimes of "moral turpitude."... Study: Lawsuit reform has helped local economy The Monitor, McAllen, TX - May 3, 2008 ...State legislators passed a massive legal reform bill in 1995 that capped damages in cases such as asbestos exposure and medical malpractice and have followed up with similar bills in years since... Opinion - Bill Huckabay: Art of medicine threatened by insurers Shreveport Times, LA - May 3, 3008 ...Even if the pay-for-performance ranking system permits some wiggle room for providers to deviate from the program standards, physicians will be at increased risk of facing more lawsuits for bad outcomes in addition to the high number of alleged malpractice claims that are already being filed... Medical malpractice news
Rendell touts plan to help uninsured The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - May 2, 2008 ...Some also oppose using a surplus from the state's medical malpractice abatement program to subsidize the low-cost health plans and incentive grants for small businesses... Rendell visits Valley, pushes health care plan The Express-Times, Easton, PA - May 2, 2008 ...called for the state senate to pass an Access to Basic Care bill, which would provide low-cost health plans to businesses and help doctors pay medical malpractice premiums... Hospital lost $2.7 million in '07 Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - May 2, 2008 ...Recruiting new physicians into the area is becoming hard because of both reimbursement rates and the rising costs of malpractice insurance that can be as much as 30 percent higher than in neighboring counties, he said... Opinion - Lisa A. Rickard: Legal reform is a constant process, not a one-time event Townhall.com, Arlington, VA - May 2, 2008 ...The Illinois legislature reformed their medical malpractice laws, only to see the Cook County courts overturn the law... Judge strikes down cap on malpractice suit awards Atlanta Journal-Constitution, GA - May 1, 2008 A Fulton County judge has struck down the cap on monetary awards in a medical malpractice case, a decision that if upheld on appeal could undercut a major component of Georgia's tort reform laws... Medical malpractice news
Pa. Senate GOP caucus offers alternatiave health care plan Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - May 1, 2008 ...Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon offered a plan to phase out a state program that subsidizes doctors' medical malpractice premiums. Meanwhile, House Democrats want to extend that program for 10 years... Opinion - Peter S. Lund, M.D., and Enrique Hernandez, M.D.: Help the uninsured, and keep doctors in Pa. Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - May 1, 2008 ...because of political maneuvering, health insurance and medical-liability insurance are linked together through a proposal to help doctors defray liability insurance costs and also extend affordable health-care coverage to the state's uninsured adults... |
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