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Healthcare Underwriters Group Mutual of Ohio Pays Its First Cash Distribution to Its Insured Owners
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Zurich appoints head of specialties professional liability unit
Home Jul 02, 2008 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) — ZFSVF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Marcia Munn as head of its specialties professional liability unit, part of its North America commercial business division. In this role, Ms Munn will lead a nationwide team that develops and […]
Medical malpractice rates on hold
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Local physicians fear cost of cuts to Medicare reimbursements
BY PAT FERRIER http://www.coloradoan.com Local doctors who treat Medicare patients have found themselves in the middle of a federal fight that could strain their budgets and make it more difficult to treat older patients. At issue is a two-week delay in Medicare payments ordered by the Bush Administration that went into effect Tuesday. During the […]
AMA meeting: Physicians demand greater oversight of doctors of nursing
By Amy Lynn Sorrel http://www.ama-assn.org
AMA tool kit helps doctors measure, boost patient comprehension
By Kevin B. O’Reilly http://www.ama-assn.org
Insured losing access to healthcare: U.S. study
http://www.reuters.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 20 percent of the U.S. population delayed or were unable to get access to medical care when they needed it in 2007, up from 14 percent four years earlier, a study released on Thursday found. About 9.5 million more people went without medical care in 2007, compared with 2003, the […]
Fight over uninsured may shutter Pa. agency
MARK SCOLFORO (AP) http://www.philly.com HARRISBURG, Pa. – An agency that monitors the cost and quality of Pennsylvania’s health care system may be forced to close its doors as a casualty of a wider political battle over covering the uninsured. The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council is caught in the middle of a dispute over […]
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