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By The Associated Press http://www.billingsgazette.net CHEYENNE – State officials are expecting tough competition among Wyoming communities for grant money to help recruit physicians. The Legislature has allocated $400,000 under the program. Each community that receives a grant will get up to $80,000 to help cover a physician’s signing bonus, moving expenses and medical malpractice premiums. […]

http://www.marketwatch.com AMPH 22.17, -0.24, -1.1%) will present at the Morgan Keegan & Company 2008 Equity Conference on September 4, 2008, at approximately 7:30 a.m. central time. This event will take place at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Additional information on this conference can be found on Morgan Keegan’s website at www.morgankeegan.com/MK/Conferences.

by DAVID WENNER, Of The Patriot-News http://www.pennlive.com A panel of people including health care providers, business and organized labor gathered in Harrisburg today to push for America to address its health care crisis. But while they all agreed the health care system is broken, there was little consensus on how to fix it. For example, […]

http://www.justicenewsflash.com Former Governor Spitzer formed a statewide task force – to define the main causes of medical malpractice and find out what contributes to the high cost of insurance against such claims. Washington, D. C. (JusticeNewsFlash.com – medical malpractice news Report) – A bill- proposed to give relief to doctors who have experienced extremely high […]

By SCOTT BAUER |Associated Press Writer http://www.chicagotribune.com MADISON, Wis. – A Dane County judge is considering the legality of a $200 million fund transfer made to help balance the state budget. Judge Michael Nowakowski declined to rule following oral arguments Monday, saying the issue was too complex for a quick decision. If he rules against […]

http://www.marketwatch.com STANFORD, Calif., Aug 26, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Stanford University School of Medicine will no longer accept support from pharmaceutical or device companies for specific programs in continuing medical education, as industry-directed funding may compromise the integrity of these education programs for practicing physicians, officials said. The action on CME builds on a […]

http://www.timesunion.com In an Aug. 16 letter, Mark Kriss wrote of the necessity of tort reform in reducing the cost of health care. Unfortunately, Mr. Kriss’ claims that regulating tort awards will reduce medical costs is at odds with reality. Both the cost of malpractice insurance and the payouts in malpractice cases have remained essentially constant […]

http://www.marketwatch.com PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug 25, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — The Patients And Physicians Alliance (P.A.P.A.) ( www.fightingdocs.com), an organization of physicians and patients formed to stop Pennsylvania’s erosion of health care services, blames Pennsylvania’s Governor Ed Rendell for the commonwealth’s continued closure of hospital maternity care services, trauma centers, and medical practices, and […]