Associated Press, The News & Observer http://www.insurancejournal.com The North Carolina Medical Board will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to post doctors’ malpractice information on its Web site. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported this week that the idea has already drawn the opposition of the state’s private physicians association. The […]

Associated Press http://story.100.com Legislation pending in the Delaware state Senate addresses the shortage of doctors at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Elsmere. The bill would let retired doctors practice again and keep their malpractice insurance coverage intact. Under current law, retired doctors are covered for past malpractice for free but are prohibited from returning […]

Colin McKim http://www.orilliapacket.com/ The shortage of doctors is a planetary problem, says Canada’s Minister of Health. “In the world we are short five million medical professionals,” said Tony Clement during a short stop in Orillia on Friday afternoon. He said Canada’s struggles are echoed in Britain, the U.S., Australia and elsewhere: “We’re all facing the […]

Kris B. Mamula http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com Medical malpractice insurance premiums appear to be falling, evidence that Pennsylvania’s climate for hospitals and doctors is improving, according to a state association representing trial lawyers. But medical groups say the size of malpractice awards in Pennsylvania is rising faster than elsewhere, discouraging doctors from opening practices and making it difficult […]

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Rong-Gong Lin II http://www.sfgate.com Six months after Kanye West’s mother died following liposuction and breast implant surgery, the reverberations continue to be felt. Now lawmakers and physicians are urging greater protections for patients undergoing cosmetic surgery. Across the country, such surgeries are increasingly done outside hospital settings in outpatient clinics, where a doctor can avoid […]

By Joseph B. Martin THE QUESTION OF whether there are enough doctors to care for patients, particularly if the nation moves toward a new scheme for universal health coverage, is the elephant in the room of the presidential campaign debate on health reform. Fifteen to 20 years ago there were worries about too many doctors, […]

By HEATHER WON TESORIERO http://online.wsj.com