Denver Business Journal – by Bob Mook http://www.bizjournals.com Proposals for fundamental changes in the state’s insurance market advanced in the Colorado Legislature Tuesday as lawmakers lunged toward adjournment on May 7. If approved and signed by the Governor, the bills would create new insurance products for Coloradans who are currently uninsured, give the Division of […]

AMA Leader Commentary. By Edward L. Langston, MD, May 5, 2008. http://www.ama-assn.org A message to all physicians fromEdward L. Langston, MD, chair of the AMA Board of Trustees. There is something new happening out there. Have you noticed the birth of convenient care clinics, also known as retail clinics? Most are located in a facility […]

OTTAWA – Data released from the medical student and resident component of the 2007 National Physician Survey (NPS) highlight the need for governments, medical schools and professional medical organizations to pay attention to the changing face of the medical profession. Medical students and residents have identified several priorities that signify changes from the way previous […]

By DAN WALLACH, The Enterprise http://www.southeasttexaslive.com Lawsuit reforms in Texas since 1995 have helped lead to $1.75 billion in local investment and creation of more than 8,300 permanent jobs, an economic analysis released Monday said. A group called Texans for Lawsuit Reform Foundation sent out the analysis by Waco-based economist M. Ray Perryman. In his […]

By T.M. Shultz, The Daily Courier http://www.dcourier.com/ The president of the company that insures about 90 percent of Arizona’s doctors against medical malpractice says he can understand the frustrations of family practice physicians. “It’s extremely difficult for physicians today to meet the financial needs of their practices,” said Dr. James Carland, president of Mutual Insurance […]

By MARSHA SHULER http://www.2theadvocate.com/ The House of Representatives watered down, then killed, legislation Monday to expand coverage under the state’s medical malpractice laws. House Bill 70 by Rep. Greg Cromer, R-Slidell, died when 44 representatives voted for it while 45 representatives voted against it. Fifty-three votes are needed for passage. Sixteen House member didn’t vote. […]

By James Arvantes http://www.aafp.org Two members of the Senate Finance Committee have announced that they are working on legislation to address payment issues for primary care physicians. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is expected to introduce legislation in the next several weeks that will increase Medicare payments for primary care physicians, […]

http://www.businesswire.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sermo (http://www.sermo.com), the largest physician-only online community, today formally announced the launch of its Discuss on Sermo initiative – a new environment closing the loop between medical researchers and practicing physicians. By linking physician-only discussions on Sermo to current medical research, ‘Discuss on Sermo’ is quickly becoming the world’s largest journal club. […]

By JIM SALTER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.columbiamissourian.com/ CREVE COEUR — Missouri is seeing the benefits of medical lawsuit restrictions passed nearly three years ago, Gov. Matt Blunt said today. But critics say the law is keeping many people, especially the elderly and needy, from getting justice for medical mishaps. Blunt said that since the liability lawsuit […]