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Insurer's chief made $429,750 last year
by George Hohmann Daily Mail business editor The chief executive officer of the company set up by the Legislature to provide medical malpractice insurance in West Virginia received pay totaling $429,750 last year, according to a report filed with the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner. David Rader, president and CEO of the West Virginia Physicians’ […]
ProAssurance Settles Fla. Case for $217M
Medical liability insurance provider ProAssurance Corp. said Monday it settled a malpractice verdict against one of its subsidiaries for $217 million. A jury in Tampa awarded $117 million to the plaintiff in a malpractice case, and added another $100 million in punitive damages against ProNational Insurance Co., one of ProAssurance (nyse: PRA – news – […]
No cap, but no hike in payouts
Malpractice – Damage awards in Oregon remain lower than in all but seven other states, study finds JOE ROJAS-BURKE http://www.oregonlive.com Payouts for medical malpractice claims remain lower in Oregon than in all but seven other states, despite the loss of a cap on damage awards in 1999. The findings come from one of the first […]
Mediation helps hospitals steer clear of courtrooms
By Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s pioneering formal mediation process not only helps settle malpractice claims before they go to court, but it also allows both sides to think about creative ways to work things out. Besides monetary awards, patients have had plaques, monuments or hospital rooms named in […]
Med-malpractice deal within reach on Capitol Hill
By Ken Whitehouse http://www.nashvillepost.com March may come in like a lion and out like a lamb, or vice-versa, but who would have guessed that March 2007 might be the month when the lion would lie down with the lamb? That’s what may be afoot, as a nationally unprecedented concord among medical providers and the legal […]
Local physician: Iraq lacks public health
By Dr. Michael Rath The Free Press http://www.mankatofreepress.com Mankato physician Michael Rath is back in Iraq on his second tour of duty, training and assisting medical personnel near Baghdad. He is supplying The Free Press with e-mail photos and short accounts of daily life for military members there.
Allergists Explore Rising Prevalence And Unmet Needs Attributed To Allergic Rhinitis
http://allergy-articles.blogspot.com/ As the prevalence of allergic rhinitis appears to be rising, there are increasing concerns about its impact on health, sleep, work and school performance, as well as unmet patient needs regarding its treatment according to experts presenting new data at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). “There […]
Feeling the Pain
Malpractice insurance reform – an idea whose time still hasn’t come by Kimberly Caldwell Steffen Business New Haven http://www.conntact.com/ There is no consensus on how to moderate the sharp increases in malpractice insurance premiums, how to make sure injured patients are compensated – or even whether Connecticut has a medical malpractice crisis at all. Although […]
Malpractice caps might not control insurance premiums
http://starbulletin.com Opinion THE ISSUE The Legislature has rejected a proposal to limit noneconomic damages for medical malpractice to $500,000. DENIED a hearing in last year’s Legislature, doctors made some headway in their efforts to put a lid on medical malpractice awards, which have caused some insurance premiums to soar. A proposal to limit non-economic damages […]
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