By JACK JAWITZ http://www2.tbo.com Have you seen them? They used to be among us. They used to be in your neighborhoods. We depend on them for our very life; from the day we’re born till the day we die, inclusive; and there are fewer and fewer in Florida. I am speaking about your doctors. The […]

Melissa Gannon http://www.thestreet.com Under the terms of an $85 billion government bailout, American International Group must sell off assets to pay back the loan over two years. A few of AIG’s 71 insurance subsidiaries stand out and likely will garner the best prices and most enthusiastic buyers. Three of them, all multibillion-dollar divisions, are the […]

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http://www.kwch.com (AP) GALENA, Kan. (AP) – A Missouri physicians’ group plans to build a new medical office building in Galena, Kan., citing lower malpractice insurance costs across the state line. Dr. Christopher Banwart, a member of Orthopedic Specialists of the Four States in Joplin, said Kansas’ malpractice insurance rates are 50% lower than Missouri’s. Assistant […]

http://www.kaisernetwork.org Physicians in Pennsylvania are concerned that the state’s Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error fund, which provides doctors with subsidies for malpractice insurance, could expire this year as lawmakers debate changes to the state’s health care system, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Gov. Ed Rendell (D) and state House Democrats have refused to renew […]

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By Vic Kolenc http://www.elpasotimes.com EL PASO — Doctors here and across Texas said dollar limits on medical malpractice lawsuits put into state law five years ago have made a big difference in how they practice medicine. The reduced threat of frivolous malpractice lawsuits have made doctors more willing to accept high-risk patients, and have helped […]

By Kacie Safford http://newsnet.byu.edu Medical school graduates packing an average of $140,000 of debt may need more of an incentive to practice primary care than simply a passion to help mankind. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, just 2 percent of nearly 1,200 fourth-year students surveyed planned to work in primary-care internal […]

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