http://money.cnn.com WARREN, N.J., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB) today reported that net income in the second quarter of 2008 was $469 million or $1.27 per share, compared to $709 million or $1.75 per share in the second quarter of 2007. Operating income, which the company defines as net income excluding after-tax […]

Shannon Weidemann http://greenville-nc.injuryboard.com In October of 2007 the North Carolina State Legislature allowed the state’s Medical Board to post information about medical malpractice cases on its website. It has taken almost a year for the Medical Board to decide on the specifics of which cases will be posted due to opposition from doctors and insurance […]

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http://www.marketwatch.com OLDWICK, N.J., Jul 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Falling medical malpractice premiums led to a 15% drop in net premiums written between 2006 and 2007 for a composite of captive insurance companies, but captives overall benefited from favorable underwriting trends, according to a new A.M. Best Co.’s special report in BestWeek U.S./Canada. Also, in […]

By Lofton, Lynn http://www.redorbit.com Nurse practitioners are stepping in to help meet primary healthcare needs in Mississippi, and their number is growing. They are especially helpful in medically underserved rural areas. State law requires nurse practitioners to work under the supervision of a licensed physician, but they do not have to be on site with […]

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By GETAHN WARD http://www.wbir.com Margie Derryberry has been a patient of Dr. John Chauvin for 15 years. But that’s about to change because Derryberry can’t afford to pay a new $1,500 annual fee that Chauvin plans to charge patients on top of the cost of their insurance. The fee is part of Chauvin’s bid to […]

By Amy Lynn Sorrel http://www.ama-assn.org The U.S. Supreme Court recently narrowed the application of the False Claims Act in a decision experts say could have implications in health care fraud cases. The ruling in Allison Engine Co. Inc. v. United States comes at a time when some federal lawmakers are seeking to broaden the scope […]