Associated Press http://www.kvoa.com PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona appellate court ruling says a state law on medical malpractice lawsuits is unconstitutional. At issue is a law that sets qualifications required for expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases. A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals says the law is unconstitutional because it violates the […]

By Elizabeth Cooney http://www.telegram.com Maybe the doctor won’t see you now. That’s the fear health-care organizations in Central Massachusetts are facing as they grapple with a shortage of primary care physicians that shows no signs of abating, despite constant recruiting efforts and creative inducements to help new MDs embrace the kind of care Americans need. […]

By Liv Osby http://www.greenvilleonline.com The South Carolina Medical Association has formed a new company to offer malpractice insurance to physicians in the state. The South Carolina Physicians Assurance Company is designed as a safety net should commercial carriers leave the market during an earnings downturn, said Todd Atwater, CEO of SCMA and president of the […]

By Amy Lynn Sorrel http://www.ama-assn.org Physicians fear that a ruling handed down by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in May could stifle efforts to integrate or find other new ways to practice medicine more efficiently. The decision also highlights some of the risks involved when clinically or financially integrated practices engage in collective […]

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By Sheri Porter http://www.aafp.org America’s Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP, recently released a health care reform proposal that it says could reduce America’s total health care expenditures by $145 billion by the year 2015, but some groups have problems with the proposal’s details. “A Shared Responsibility: Advancing Toward a More Accessible, Safe, and Affordable Health Care […]

BUSINESS WIRE http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/ A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to ‘bbb+’ from ‘bbb’ for the Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine (MMIC) and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good). The outlook on both ratings is stable. The ratings reflect MMIC’s excellent risk-adjusted capitalization, recent favorable operating earnings, leadership […]