BY Dennis Conrad Associated Press http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com From 2000 to 2004, few medical malpractice insurance claims in Illinois and six other states closed with a payout to the person seeking compensation, with most settling before a trial, according to a Justice Department report released Sunday. In Illinois, where the debate over medical malpractice reform has caused […]

The Insurance professionals only source for News The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. BJS conducted a study of medical malpractice insurance claims that were closed from 2000 […]

By Adam Jadhav ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH http://www.stltoday.com An Illinois House committee hearing this week could bring some life back to the medical malpractice debate that for several years dominated Metro East politics. Supporters and critics have strong opinions on a bill that would establish a pretrial hearing on the merits of any expert witness in […]

http://home.businesswire.com Fitch Ratings upgrades the Illinois Health Facilities Authority’s approximately $15 million revenue refunding bonds, series 1998 (Midwest Physician Group Ltd.) to ‘BB+’ from ‘BB’. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

Florida Nurses Association Endorses New Insurer http://www.sys-con.com Sophia Palmer Nurses Risk Retention Group, Inc. will offer malpractice insurance to Florida nurses in partnership with the Florida Nurses Association (FNA), Barbara Lumpkin, RN, FNA Associate Executive Director, and Kathi Cavallo, RN, CLC, President, Uni-Ter Risk Management Services, announced. The newly formed Risk Retention Group (RRG) was […]

By Doug Thompson The Morning News The purchase of medical malpractice insurance covering the Fayetteville Veterans Nursing Home would be banned under a budget amendment adopted Monday, specifically rejecting a condition set by Washington Regional Medical Center in the home’s lease. The amendment to Senate Bill 449 by the Joint Budget Committee reads: “In no […]

By DIANE COCHRAN Of The Gazette Staff http://www.billingsgazette.net Searching for a snowman in a blizzard. Spotting a star on a cloudy night. That’s how radiologists describe looking for cancer on a mammogram. It’s white on white – white tumors on white breast tissue – and it can be very difficult to see, even for the […]

By Erik Schelzig http://www.insurancejournal.com/ A compromise on medical malpractice reform in the works by the Tennessee Legislature wouldn’t set a cap on damages but would create a way to penalize lawyers who bring frivolous lawsuits. Insurers and doctors have been lobbying lawmakers for several years to enact damage caps while lawyers have fiercely fought them. […]

BY ANDI ATWATER The Wichita Eagle http://www.kansas.com A bill that protects physicians and other health care providers from being sued over services under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act passed the House on Thursday and is headed for Senate consideration as early as next week. The bill was prompted by a state Supreme Court ruling last […]