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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.