By Amy Lynn Sorrel http://www.ama-assn.org Physicians fear that a ruling handed down by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in May could stifle efforts to integrate or find other new ways to practice medicine more efficiently. The decision also highlights some of the risks involved when clinically or financially integrated practices engage in collective […]

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By John Gever http://www.medpagetoday.com CHICAGO, June 13 — A five-year shortfall in applicants for cardiothoracic surgery training positions threatens to create a shortage of physicians qualified to perform open-heart surgeries, lung resections, and other major procedures, according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Only 94 applicants applied for the 118 positions available in the National Residency […]

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By Sheri Porter http://www.aafp.org America’s Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP, recently released a health care reform proposal that it says could reduce America’s total health care expenditures by $145 billion by the year 2015, but some groups have problems with the proposal’s details. “A Shared Responsibility: Advancing Toward a More Accessible, Safe, and Affordable Health Care […]

BUSINESS WIRE http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/ A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to ‘bbb+’ from ‘bbb’ for the Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine (MMIC) and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good). The outlook on both ratings is stable. The ratings reflect MMIC’s excellent risk-adjusted capitalization, recent favorable operating earnings, leadership […]

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