http://virginiabeach.injuryboard.com An interesting issue relating to medical negligence suits has been percolating in Virginia for a number of years. The issue may need to be decided in the Supreme Court of Virginia in the near future because there is actually a split of the circuit courts within the State on this issue. Several Norfolk and […]

http://www.northcountrygazette.org New York continues to see a decline in physician supply in the Finger Lakes and Western New York, despite overall gains statewide, according to a new study by the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health. The report, Annual New York Physician Workforce Profile 2006, also finds […]

By: Katie Allison Granju, Producer http://www.wbir.com Recent changes to TennCare will take treatment decisions away from doctors and put them in the hands of insurance companies, critics say. Doctors now have to provide the “least costly” treatment that is “adequate” for their TennCare patients, under new rules that went into effect last month but will […]

http://www.watchmojo.com January 17, 2007 — Today, SureScripts, operators of the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange, announced that the first prescription has been transmitted electronically from physician to pharmacist in the nation’s capital. Less than one month after the Washington, D.C. Board of Pharmacy adopted new rules making electronic prescribing legal, a D.C.-based Rite Aid pharmacy became […]

Home Health-care costs are skyrocketing, making it more and more difficult for small employers and employees to obtain affordable health insurance and care. There are many factors that contribute to increased costs. One of the reasons is the ever-increasing medical malpractice insurance premiums for health-care providers. This situation is causing crisis in many areas of […]

http://www.insurancejournal.com Senator John Ensign, R-Nev., has introduced the Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2007, which would set a cap on non-economic damages in medcial mapractice lawsuits. “Medical liability reform works, and it’s turning the tide against frivolous lawsuits and outrageous jury awards,” said Ensign, who is a veterinarian. “We’ve seen it in California, […]

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a recommendation to Congress to increase reimbursements to doctors by an estimated 1.7% in 2008, CQ HealthBeat reports. Without action from Congress, physician reimbursements in 2008 would decrease by 10% under the current payment formula. MedPAC calculated the new figure using expected 2008 […]

Companies contribute millions, creating unique conflict BY PAIGE ST. JOHN FLORIDA TODAY Campaign finance records through December show the insurance industry — a broad category that includes life, health, auto and home insurers as well as their agents — gave nearly $24 million to candidates in the 2006 state races. Those companies are now trying […]

http://www.kaisernetwork.org Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has reintroduced legislation (S 243) he sponsored in the 109th Congress that would limit noneconomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits to $750,000, CQ HealthBeat reports. Ensign said that the bill would cap noneconomic damages for a single health care provider at $250,000 with a total limit of $750,000. The legislation […]