San Antonio Business Journal – by Tricia Lynn Silva http://www.bizjournals.com The current economic slump will likely lead to an increase in lawsuits, according to a new litigation trends survey released Tuesday by law firm Fulbright & Jaworski LLP. The blame game will prompt many of these suits. Of the U.S.-based companies participating in this year’s […]

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By Laura Carlin, CBC News http://www.cbc.ca Do you have a family doctor? Many Canadians don’t. In fact, Statistics Canada reported in June 2008 that about 4.1 million Canadians aged 12 or older don’t have a family doctor. About 1.5 million people said they simply could not find one. The federal agency reports that 78 per […]

By Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM http://www.insurancejournal.com American International Group’s meltdown may serve at least one (if not more) positive purpose: spotlighting the difference between the insurance professional and the non-professional. Insurance professionals will have the necessary knowledge and even wisdom to respond calmly and rationally to the current market and do what is […]

By DR. RALPH K. MESSO http://www.silive.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Americans today are facing a severe shortage of primary care specialists. According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), only 2 percent of the graduating classes of medical schools are entering residency training in primary care.

By KIM BARTO – Bulletin Staff Writer http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com Memorial Hospital in Martinsville is exploring new ways to recruit more doctors and reduce stress on its current staff. It can be hard to get a doctor’s appointment locally because many practices are closed to new patients, said Darren Aaron, director of growth and business development at […]

http://www.newsday.com Where they stand on health care, as adapted from an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. JOHN MCCAIN OVERALL. Begin taxing employer-sponsored health benefits as income, instead providing a tax credit of $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families to increase incentives for insurance coverage. Contain costs through payment changes to providers and tort […]

http://www.delcotimes.com Gov. Ed Rendell was a busy man on Thursday, signing dozens of new bills into law. There were measures, among others, providing funds to repair bridges, add new county judges – including one for Delaware County – and to restrict the use of mandatory overtime for nurses.

Boston Business Journal – by Mark Hollmer http://sanantonio.bizjournals.co Twelve physician specialties are in seriously short supply in Massachusetts, according to a new industry study, with three new categories added to the list just this year. Newly insured patients, combined with an exodus of medical residents, are contributing to the problem. For the first time, oncology, […]