Report shows medical students are choosing higher-paid specialties because of heavy postgraduation debt By Diana Tith Contributing Writer As many UCSD premed students prepare to graduate and enter medical school, a realm of new experiences and challenges awaits them. Yet these students’ medical school experiences come at a price­­ — almost $130,000 in educational bills, […]

Doctors’ surcharges down 19.1%; hospitals 1.3% By Michael Schroeder The Journal Gazette Health care costs continue to climb, but Indiana doctors are getting a break on payments to a state fund that covers the lion’s share of costs for larger malpractice judgments. Effective March 1, physicians’ annual surcharges to the Patient’s Compensation Fund will drop […]

http://www.forbes.com AP You can buy almost anything online these days, but try shopping the Internet for an MRI, strep throat test or even an annual physical exam and you’ll run into roadblocks. A new Twin Cities company called Carol is trying to change that with a Web site that gives consumers a ‘care marketplace’ to […]

Doctors say it will hold down medical costs, but patients say they fear giving up the right to sue. By Stacey Burling Inquirer Staff Writer Within the space of two weeks late last year, Michael and Hedy Cohen, who happen to be experts on medical errors, each encountered what they saw as a disturbing development […]

By Alison Snyder Long Island Business News – New York Business News The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System has created a risk retention group to insure private physicians, giving them much-needed relief from rising medical malpractice insurance costs. By offering insurance to private physicians affiliated with the health system, North Shore-LIJ says it can […]

By Chris Dickerson -Kanawha Bureau http://www.wvrecord.com A Charleston surgeon was awarded $25 million by a jury Thursday after it ruled Charleston Area Medical Center damaged the doctor’s reputation by wrongfully revoking his privileges. After a two-week trial, the Kanawha County jury deliberated three hours before returning the verdict in favor of R.E. Hamrick that included […]

Illinois Medical Group Management Association announces inaugural Medical Malpractice Insurers Fair offers two half-day sessions to choose from on April 1, 2008. On April 1, 2008, the leading, top-rated insurers–including American Physicians, First Physicians Insurance Co., ISMIE, Medical Protective, ProAssurance and Professional Solutions Insurance Co. will be participating in the ILMGMA Medical Malpractice Insurers Fair […]

http://www.businesswire.com General Star Management Company is pleased to announce the introduction of its admitted General Star Advantage Physicians and Surgeons Program into California and Nevada. General Star has long been a leader in the medical malpractice marketplace through its Select and Special Risk Physicians Programs and its Miscellaneous Healthcare Facilities Program, all of which are […]

CareFirst disputes study that indicates impending shortage of doctors