Associated Press http://story.100.com Legislation pending in the Delaware state Senate addresses the shortage of doctors at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Elsmere. The bill would let retired doctors practice again and keep their malpractice insurance coverage intact. Under current law, retired doctors are covered for past malpractice for free but are prohibited from returning […]

Kris B. Mamula http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com Medical malpractice insurance premiums appear to be falling, evidence that Pennsylvania’s climate for hospitals and doctors is improving, according to a state association representing trial lawyers. But medical groups say the size of malpractice awards in Pennsylvania is rising faster than elsewhere, discouraging doctors from opening practices and making it difficult […]

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By Tanya Pérez-Brennan After healthcare reform was made law in Massachusetts in 2006, the number of newly insured patients in the state started to grow, and so did the demand for care. The demand, coupled with a longstanding shortage of primary-care physicians, is creating a real crunch for community clinics, say advocates of healthcare reform […]

http://healthcare.dbusinessnews.com Portland — Acumentra Health and Northwest Physicians Insurance Company are pleased to announce the winners of the Patient Safety Alliance (PSA) Achievement Awards for patient care delivered in Oregon hospitals during 2007. The two organizations are cosponsors of the PSA collaborative, a multi-year quality and process-change initiative that engaged 19 Oregon hospitals in improving […]

Austin Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com Advocate MD Insurance of the Southwest Inc. has acquired a Mississippi medical liability insurance carrier. Austin-based Advocate MD bought Mississippi Medical Malpractice Availability Plan, a group with $25 million in assets. The Mississippi Insurance Department recently expedited the application process and licensed Advocate MD as a fully admitted medical liability insurance […]

http://www.businesswire.com NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AIG Risk Management (AIGRM), a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance, today announced several enhancements in support of its Higher Education, Real Estate, Healthcare and Temporary Staffing industry initiatives in the United States. In support of AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions, AIGRM’s Commercial Risk Division has refined its commercial auto product to now […]