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Investors Betting on Workplace Medical Clinics to Help Employers Contain Costs

A group of investors is putting up $165 million to fuel an expansion of Paladina Health, bringing a recent surge of private funds flowing into companies that run primary-care clinics to more than a half-billion dollars. The venture capital firm …

Law Aimed at Maine Opioid Crisis Goes into Effect

A new law aimed at addressing Maine’s opioid crisis is coming into effect as advocates demand more urgency. Law enforcement officials say 376 Mainers died of a drug overdose in 2016. Republican Rep. Deborah Sanderson backed a new law that …

Bankers Healthcare Group Launches Agency for Healthcare Professionals

In partnership with The Capacity Group, an insurance and financial services organization, the founders of Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) have launched BHG Insurance Services (BHGIS), a licensed agency designed to provide customized insurance exclusively to healthcare professionals. BHG President and …

Aon Risk Solutions, The Risk Authority Form Healthcare Risk Management Alliance

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has formed an alliance with The Risk Authority, a subsidiary of the Stanford University Medical Network, to provide clinical risk management and enterprise risk management This new alliance will …

General Star Adds Six New Coverages to Healthcare Product Line

General Star Management Co. has launched a new Healthcare Facilities Choice endorsement. The protection is available on miscellaneous healthcare facilities policies for risks that meet underwriting eligibility requirements. Six additional coverages are added to the “supplementary payments” section for qualified …

Pennsylvania Court Sides With Hospitals, Doctors on Malpractice Fund

A state court overruled Pennsylvania’s top insurance regulator in a decision made public Monday, siding with hospital officials and doctors who said a supplemental medical malpractice insurance fund is keeping too much of their money. Commonwealth Court’s 5-2 ruling directed …

Parents of Child Born With Cystic Fibrosis Sue

The parents of a child born with cystic fibrosis have filed a lawsuit against health care providers saying they would have terminated the pregnancy had they known of the genetic disorder. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle in a story published Sunday …