http://www.forbes.com AP You can buy almost anything online these days, but try shopping the Internet for an MRI, strep throat test or even an annual physical exam and you’ll run into roadblocks. A new Twin Cities company called Carol is trying to change that with a Web site that gives consumers a ‘care marketplace’ to […]

Competition and consumer choice are the keys http://www.fosters.com It continues to be spoken of in glowing terms on this year’s presidential campaign trail. For some it seems to have become the Holy Grail — the shining light of salvation. Over the last two weeks, however, the light has grown dim, dulled by financial reality. In […]

By Michelle Dynes http://www.wyomingnews.com Wyoming isn’t the only state struggling to recruit doctors. But lawmakers hope an incentive package that includes moving expenses, two years worth of malpractice insurance premiums and a signing bonus of up to $30,000 will make the state a more attractive option for medical professionals. Senate File 35 would create a […]

Doctors say it will hold down medical costs, but patients say they fear giving up the right to sue. By Stacey Burling Inquirer Staff Writer Within the space of two weeks late last year, Michael and Hedy Cohen, who happen to be experts on medical errors, each encountered what they saw as a disturbing development […]

http://www.chillicothegazette.com The Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) recently issued a report that contains good news for Ohio’s physicians and their patients. The report details a drop of 20 percent in the number of medical malpractice claims filed in 2006 compared to the year before. We believe this decrease is a direct result of the major […]

By Alison Snyder Long Island Business News – New York Business News The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System has created a risk retention group to insure private physicians, giving them much-needed relief from rising medical malpractice insurance costs. By offering insurance to private physicians affiliated with the health system, North Shore-LIJ says it can […]

By Chris Dickerson -Kanawha Bureau http://www.wvrecord.com A Charleston surgeon was awarded $25 million by a jury Thursday after it ruled Charleston Area Medical Center damaged the doctor’s reputation by wrongfully revoking his privileges. After a two-week trial, the Kanawha County jury deliberated three hours before returning the verdict in favor of R.E. Hamrick that included […]

Illinois Medical Group Management Association announces inaugural Medical Malpractice Insurers Fair offers two half-day sessions to choose from on April 1, 2008. On April 1, 2008, the leading, top-rated insurers–including American Physicians, First Physicians Insurance Co., ISMIE, Medical Protective, ProAssurance and Professional Solutions Insurance Co. will be participating in the ILMGMA Medical Malpractice Insurers Fair […]

http://www.businesswire.com General Star Management Company is pleased to announce the introduction of its admitted General Star Advantage Physicians and Surgeons Program into California and Nevada. General Star has long been a leader in the medical malpractice marketplace through its Select and Special Risk Physicians Programs and its Miscellaneous Healthcare Facilities Program, all of which are […]