TOM FEASBY Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com Canada has a serious shortage of doctors: A 2007 poll by the College of Family Physicians of Canada showed that as many as five million Canadians may have no family doctor; the Canadian Medical Association estimates Canada may be short up to 5,000 family doctors. Proposed solutions include reducing […]

Lawsuits – The Oregon Supreme Court expresses an urgent need to raise limits on medical damages JANIE HAR The Oregonian http://www.oregonlive.com In greenlighting a $17 million medical malpractice lawsuit against the state, the Oregon Supreme Court sent a clear message to lawmakers: The cap on damages from injuries caused by government negligence is too low, […]

By Diane Ako HONOLULU — Could a new bill help stem the health care crisis in Hawaii? Many say there’s a shortage of physicians across the state because of the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance and the fear of being sued. Supporters say House Bill 3102 and Senate Bill 3024 will help Hawaii attract […]

American Physicians Capital, Inc. (APCapital) (Nasdaq:ACAP) expects to release its fourth quarter and year-end 2007 earnings on Thursday, February 7, 2008, after the market closes. The news release will also be available on APCapital’s website at http://www.apcapital.com within the For Investors section under Press Releases. A conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year-end 2007 […]

By ERIC RUTH, The News Journal http://www.delawareonline.com The state’s insurance commissioner says he won’t give up this year on several reforms that have been rebuffed by the Legislature, and will expand his agenda to include a few new causes. Outgoing Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn, who is in a Democratic primary race for lieutenant governor, said […]

http://www.arabtimesonline.com KUWAIT : Around 40 to 45 medical malpractice cases were filed against some doctors assigned at the Ministry of Health, reliable sources told Al-Jareeda indicating the Ministry won in most of these cases. The committee on the insurance to protect doctors in medical malpractice cases has agreed to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia, […]

At the same time, MedPAC calls for physicians to receive a 1.1% raise next year. By David Glendinning, AMNews staff. http://www.ama-assn.org Even with Medicare payments to physicians still in doubt for the final half of this year, lawmakers and their Medicare advisers already are thinking about how much doctors will be paid next year. If […]

Doctors branch out into cosmetic medicine Sofia Kosmetatos / The Detroit News When Lynn Montemayor wanted sunspots on her nose removed this year, she turned to her obstetrician-gynecologist. Ditto for microdermabrasion to rejuvenate her skin, and for Restylane injections to fill out smile lines. It didn’t matter to Montemayor that her doctor wasn’t a skin […]

By Alison Snyder Long Island Business News – New York Business News The high cost of medical malpractice insurance has some obstetrician/gynecologists cutting back on the scope of their business, while others are fleeing New York altogether. And Long Island hospitals are worried that the price of malpractice insurance will lead to a health-care access […]