BY MARTHA STODDARD WORLD-HERALD BUREAU http://www.omaha.com Doctors should be able to apologize when things go wrong without fear that they will be handing ammunition to malpractice lawyers, the Legislature decided Tuesday. State senators voted 29-5 to give first-round approval to Legislative Bill 373, a measure that would make a health care provider’s expression of apology, […]

Increasing malpractice costs seem to have little effect on number practicing. The Associated Press Homepage HARRISBURG — Spiraling-malpractice insurance costs appeared to have little effect on the number of doctors in high-risk specialties practicing in Pennsylvania over a 10-year period, according to a new study. Opponents of efforts to limit pain-and-suffering awards in medical malpractice […]

By DEBBIE GILBERT The Times GAINESVILLE A new study finds that if doctors in Hall County were considered as a single group, they would be among the area’s largest employers. “At any given time between the years 2001 and 2025, there would be an average of 2,357 jobs,” said Tom Tanner, a research analyst with […]

Carlos T. Mock, MD http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com Chicago This is in response to “Abortion law is upheld; In 5-4 ruling, justices OK ban on controversial procedure” (Page 1, April 19). As a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist, I am deeply troubled by the Supreme Court’s ruling, in which justices approved a ban on partial-birth abortion without taking into consideration the […]

By Robin Williams Adams The Ledger http://www.theledger.com The medical team at Lakeland OB-GYN feels a little left out with all the talk about the primary care medical clinic that Central Florida Health Care is establishing in Lakeland with help from Polk County’s indigent-care sales tax. That clinic, due to open in four months, will offer […]

A legislative proposal would end malpractice insurance subsidies for doctors in communities like Ashland, with obstetricians among those most affected By Bill Kettler Mail Tribune http://www.mailtribune.com Lucinda Kolo came to Ashland to deliver babies, but the Oregon Legislature may force her to change her mind. The Legislature is deliberating a bill (SB 183) that would […]

Med mal insurer also will leave rates unchanged for policy year that starts July 1 By Mike Colias http://www.chicagobusiness.com The state’s largest medical malpractice insurer plans to return $18.4 million to policyholders through a dividend, reflecting its improved financial picture and a more stable liability environment for Illinois doctors. ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. also said […]

http://www.prweb.com Mount Kisco Medical Group, one of New York State’s largest medical groups has become Vermont’s 800th captive insurance company, according to the Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA). Mount Kisco Medical Group was founded in 1946 and is the oldest multi-specialty physician group in New York and the largest […]

By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com The city of Pittsburgh will save $17 million over three years by making Highmark Inc. the sole provider of health insurance to its employees and some retirees. “It is a significant savings for us, as a city that continues to do more with less,” Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said while […]