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By Vic Kolenc http://www.elpasotimes.com EL PASO — Doctors here and across Texas said dollar limits on medical malpractice lawsuits put into state law five years ago have made a big difference in how they practice medicine. The reduced threat of frivolous malpractice lawsuits have made doctors more willing to accept high-risk patients, and have helped […]

http://www.earthtimes.org/ AUSTIN, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Five years after the implementation of sweeping medical liability reforms, Texas hospitals continue to experience major reductions in their liability costs and to reinvest their savings in programs that benefit patients and their communities. “Patients are the ultimate beneficiaries of the tort reform measures passed in 2003,” said Dan […]

by Ellen Jensen http://kansascity.bizjournals.com Area businesses are bracing for another increase in health insurance premiums as budget season approaches. The average increase will be in the neighborhood of 11 percent to 13 percent, according to several local insurance brokers. “When health care costs are increasing, insurance companies are always going to project conservatively when they […]

By Chris Cobb http://herald-zeitung.com John Pantermuehl just needed a doctor. He’s a senior on Medicare. And like many in others in America, he’s learning that it can be tough to reap the benefits of a government program he’s been literally buying into for most of his life.

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By Melissa Evans http://www.contracostatimes.com Brigitte Clayton’s attitude toward doctors changed dramatically when her life was at stake. Diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer, she wanted more than five minutes of their time. The Rancho Palos Verdes resident found Dr. Gene Sherman, then an oncologist at a large South Bay medical group. A few years later […]

By Tanika White http://www.baltimoresun.com After graduating from Harvard Medical School, Dr. Bill Thomas – exhausted from the pace of emergency room shifts – took a part-time job in a nursing home, thinking he could catch up on some nap time. Instead, the experience awakened in Thomas a desire to help the “elders” who had been […]

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com A type of old-fashioned medical practice is making a comeback in some corners: While most physicians contract with one or more insurance companies, some are no longer accepting health insurance at all. They want to increase their quality time with each patient, reduce hassles, and return to their passion – healing people. In medicine’s […]