Med mal insurer also will leave rates unchanged for policy year that starts July 1 By Mike Colias http://www.chicagobusiness.com The state’s largest medical malpractice insurer plans to return $18.4 million to policyholders through a dividend, reflecting its improved financial picture and a more stable liability environment for Illinois doctors. ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. also said […]

http://www.content4reprint.com Most if not all insurance companies have been using expert systems, software that is supposed to mimic highly trained humans , to evaluate car accident and truck accident injury claims. Some insurance companies use it as a tool and for some guidance, but some insurance carriers stick to the response provided by the computer […]

http://www.prweb.com Mount Kisco Medical Group, one of New York State’s largest medical groups has become Vermont’s 800th captive insurance company, according to the Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA). Mount Kisco Medical Group was founded in 1946 and is the oldest multi-specialty physician group in New York and the largest […]

By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com The city of Pittsburgh will save $17 million over three years by making Highmark Inc. the sole provider of health insurance to its employees and some retirees. “It is a significant savings for us, as a city that continues to do more with less,” Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said while […]

This survey was developed by a physician to collect information regarding your opinions of the current medical malpractice industry and how a new company might be developed to better serve your needs. It is 13 questions long and should take between 7 and 15 minutes of your time. There are some demongraphic questions after the […]

http://www.upi.com/ It’s a common belief that juries frequently side with patients in lawsuits involving medical malpractice, but a study finds that’s not true. Philip Peters, of University of Missouri-Columbia’s School of Law, found contrary to popular belief, juries sympathize more often with doctors and less with their patients. The findings, published in the May edition […]

By Dr. William Cast http://www.fortwayne.com The article “Monitoring malpracticeâ€? (April 8) and editorial “Malpractice law worksâ€? (April 10) were a timely reminder of the importance of Indiana’s malpractice law. I’d like to address some important points not covered in the article that lie at the heart of a law that is in fact a compromise, […]

http://www.thnt.com/ There are no rewards for stating the obvious; still, Department of Health and Senior Services Commissioner Fred M. Jacobs deserves credit for refusing to pull punches in his appearance before the Assembly Budget Committee last week, calling the state’s health-care system what it is: “broken.” Jacobs said the state has reached a point where […]

Steve Berberich http://www.gazette.net Dr. Robert Fields proudly displays a framed copy of the letter he sent to Mid Atlantic Medical Services LLC — MAMSI — and to Aetna, CareFirst and other insurers on Aug. 27, 2003, the day he opened his retainer practice, telling them he would no longer accept insurance. Fields said in his […]