http://www.chron.com By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press Writer © 2008 The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new report says the number of medical malpractice claims in Ohio dropped 20 percent from 2005 to 2006. The report released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Insurance says there were 4,006 medical malpractice claims reported for 2006, compared […]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Last year, Gov. Ed Rendell devised a way to provide coverage for Pennsylvanians who lack health insurance, and now he’s found a better way to pay for it. Right now, 767,000 state residents do not have access to health insurance. The vast majority of them are working, many of them piecing together two […]

http://www.insurancejournal.com New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Steven M. Goldman reported that the state began sending subsidies of $16.4 million last month to eligible medical practitioners in certain high-risk specialties. The subsidy payments are being distributed to nearly 1,200 physicians under a program that seeks to ensure affordable medical care for New Jersey residents in […]

Financial Problems Stem From Increased Labor Costs and Upswing in Uninsured Patients. According to New Report from HealthLeaders-InterStudy NASHVILLE, Tenn.-HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of healthcare market intelligence, reports that physicians and hospitals continue to feel the effects of the New Orleans’ struggling medical delivery system. According to the newly released New Orleans Market Overview report, […]

From Staff Reports Cumberland Times-News http://www.times-news.com In light of a new study that shows Maryland has a growing shortage of doctors in clinical practice, Western Maryland Health System officials say the local situation is better than the region as a whole. WMHS has added 23 new physicians to the community during the past year. “Although […]

By KATE SPINNER http://www.heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY — A local shortage of pediatricians is driving parents to Sarasota and Lee counties in search of medical care for their children. But starting today, more parents will be able to find care in the community when the Charlotte County Health Department opens its new pediatric clinic. The clinic […]

Low reimbursement rates squeeze the earnings at doctors’ offices By Thomas Gaudio Home Mounting pressure on doctors stemming from Medicare has New Jersey physicians thinking about dropping patients with the federal insurance. More than 1.2 million people in the state have Medicare, which provides health insurance for individuals 65 and older, and for the disabled […]

New Richmond News The state fund that covers medical malpractice claims had to borrow millions after the governor and legislature raided it to balance the new state budget. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the fund borrowed $46 million from other state accounts just to cover its obligations. And its paying interest on that money. […]

The contenders envision private insurance continuing, but they see a government-run plan as a competitive option. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer http://www.latimes.com Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards have been sniping at each other for months over healthcare, but there’s one thing the top Democratic presidential candidates agree on: Americans […]