The Chronical Herald http://thechronicleherald.ca BRIDGEWATER — It’s a beautiful, spring-like day in Bridgewater. The warm sun melts the icicles left by Friday night’s snowfall, but Doug Wilneff is staying in. He has the sniffles and doesn’t want to risk getting sick, because he has no doctor. His wife Sheila has the hours of the evening […]

By Donna Wright http://www.bradenton.com Florida faces a “perfect storm” of adverse conditions that could severely limit access to health care within the next decade, warns Dr. Karl M. Altenburger, president of the Florida Medical Association. The impact of Medicare and Medicaid cuts, compounded by the aging of the state’s physician pool and the lack of […]

RTTNews Home (RTTNews) – Monday morning, Los Angeles, California-based Scpie Holdings Inc. (SKP | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ), a major provider of healthcare liability insurance, said it backs the acquisition offer submitted by medical malpractice insurer, Doctors Co., of $28 per share in cash. The company noted that the bid was a […]

by Amy Lynn Sorrel http://www.ama-assn.org An analysis of recent research testing the impact of noneconomic damage caps on the medical liability environment confirms that such reforms are successful, physicians and insurance industry experts say. But consumer advocates and trial lawyers criticized the report as misleading. They argue insurers are to blame for high premiums and […]

By Carlos Muhletaler http://www.sun-sentinel.com As the leader of a statewide legal watchdog group, I am often asked to explain how all of us pay for lawsuit abuse in Florida even if we have not personally been sued. The current and impending neurosurgeon shortage in Palm Beach County is a perfect illustration of the very real […]

By Rebecca Boyle http://www.fortcollinsnow.com Two issues with a familiar four-letter word are resurfacing down in Denver, and might make more work for state lawmakers already trying to contend with an under-funded transportation system, education costs and other issues. Tort reform is again a catchphrase when it comes to payments for medical troubles. And there is […]

By Tim Talley http://www.insurancejournal.com Measures that would require day care centers in Oklahoma to carry liability insurance and contribute to a fund to compensate parents and children for day-care injuries was approved by a state House subcommittee this week. Members of the House Social Services Subcommittee voted unanimously for the legislation after hearing the story […]

Kansas City Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com Kansas University Physicians Inc. has promoted Jim Albertson to CEO. Albertson, a member of the administrative leadership team at the University of Kansas Medical Center, was KUPI’s chief financial officer and senior associate dean for finance at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He joined KUMC in 2004 and […]

by Sutter Health http://www.earthtimes.org SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Sutter Health is creating a network of more than 3,000 Northern California primary care and specialist physicians committed to providing patients with more convenient access to consistently high-quality health care services. The Sutter Medical Network will have a presence in dozens of cities and towns […]