Jeremy Roebuck http://www.themonitor.com/ Limits on lawsuit damages since 1995 have helped pump $1.53 billion into the local economy and created nearly 8,000 new jobs, according to a study commissioned by a legal reform group. But critics and plaintiff advocates question the report’s methodology and say tort reform in Texas has made it more difficult for […]

By Michelle Rupe Eubanks http://www.timesdaily.com Dr. Shelby Bailey was like a lot of his peers when he began his private practice: burdened with student loan debt but determined to solve the medical problems of his patients. “Everyone has their own reasons for becoming a doctor, and I chose it for a variety of reasons,” he […]

http://www.newswire.ca/ TORONTO, May 4 /CNW/ – Dr. Ken Arnold, the new president of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), says Ontario’s health care system must be able to compete with other Canadian jurisdictions as well as the United States. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, by 2020, the doctor shortage in the United States […]

By T.M. Shultz http://www.dcourier.com/ Because no one knows how many primary care doctors it actually will take to care for a growing and aging population, an exact number of new primary care doctors needed in Prescott and Prescott Valley is hard to come by. Officials at Yavapai Regional Medical Center say at least 10 more […]

http://www.philly.com Re: “Malpractice subsidy: Health care on hold,” April 5: While doctors are often willing to help the uninsured, our organization believes that when individuals have health insurance they are more likely to access care without concern. Too often the uninsured go without preventive care due to costs. And, sometimes they’ll put off more serious […]

Posted by Andante Higgins http://www.cbsnews.com John McCain visited Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, today, where doctors and nurses showed him how they’ve used technological advances to deliver a higher quality of care while bringing costs down. McCain heard stories from a cancer survivor and woman whose difficult pregnancy was successfully treated by specialists here. […]

By JENNIFER BROOKS http://www.tennessean.com/ The first change in Tennessee’s medical malpractice laws in three decades sailed through the state Senate Thursday and is headed toward the governor’s desk for approval. The bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, aims to make it harder to file frivolous malpractice lawsuits. It requires attorneys to have […]

by Chris Rizo http://www.legalnewsline.com/ JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline)-Missouri is less the hotbed of litigation than it was before state lawmakers passed landmark tort reform three years ago, a leading observer said Monday. Michael Grote, legislative consultant for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Legal Newsline that the Show Me State’s legal climate […]

Denver Business Journal – by Bob Mook http://www.bizjournals.com Proposals for fundamental changes in the state’s insurance market advanced in the Colorado Legislature Tuesday as lawmakers lunged toward adjournment on May 7. If approved and signed by the Governor, the bills would create new insurance products for Coloradans who are currently uninsured, give the Division of […]