Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Attorneys, Legal System Responsible for Surging Medical Malpractice Rates, According to Weiss Survey of Consumers
May 21 2003 // Nearly seven in 10 consumers polled blame attorneys and the legal system for surging medical malpractice rates, according to a recent online survey conducted by Weiss Ratings Inc. While 68.6 percent of respondents found...
Med Mal Insurers File for Increases in Kentucky
May 20 2003 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance scheduled two public hearings in June to discuss specific rate filings from two medical malpractice insurance carriers. According to Insurance Commissioner Janie A. Miller, recent...
Texas Medical Liability Reform Bill Signed into Law
May 19 2003 // Senate Bill 339, which addresses the medical liability crisis in Texas was signed into law by Texas Gov. Rick Perry. The bill allows flexible insurance policies to be written by the Joint Underwriting Authority, the...
Tax Credits Not Enough to Counter Med Mal Crisis, Says Reform Group
May 15 2003 // The burden skyrocketing medical liability costs are placing on America’s health care providers will not be eased by an amendment that would provide tax credits to hospitals and physicians in both low- and high-risk...
Worsening of Med-Mal Market Expected to Continue; Rate Increases Likely
May 14 2003 // Deterioration in operating profitability, weakened capitalization, inadequate loss reserves and greater retention levels continue to wreak havoc on the medical malpractice market, making it more challenging for those...
Mo. Med Mal Data Show Court’s Caps Ruling Needs Reversal: Commish
May 14 2003 // Missouri Department of Insurance (MDI) Director Scott B. Lakin today said the state must act quickly to reverse a 2002 court ruling that has seriously disrupted Missouri’s medical malpractice market. Under the...
Med-Mal Insurers Sound Off in Nolan Survey
May 8 2003 // A recently conducted survey reportedly sheds light on how medical malpractice insurers view their industry’s future and what steps they are taking to meet it. Senior-level executives from nearly half of all U.S....
GOP Study: Med Mal Reform Would Save Cash, Improve Care
May 8 2003 // The shortcomings of the medical liability system have driven up health insurance premiums and reduced access to medical care, according to a new Republican-controlled congressional study. The new study released by the...
Piccola Unveils New Legislation During Pa. Physicians Rally
May 7 2003 // Senate Majority Whip Jeffrey Piccola (R-15) unveiled new legislation Tuesday to several thousand members of the Politically Active Physicians Association (PAPA) during a rally held on the steps of the State Capitol....
Penna. League of Women Voters Convention Will Feature Medical Malpractice Discussion Panel
May 6 2003 // The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania announced that its 45th Biennial Convention, to be held May 30-June 1 at the Lantern Lodge Conference Center in Myerstown, PA, will feature a balanced panel discussion on Medical...
MEDICAL LIABILITY CRISIS NOT A HIT WITH AMERICA’S PASTIME
May 5 2003 // The escalating health care crisis that has reportedly been jeopardizing patient access to quality medical care across the country is beginning to claim victims in other areas of American life as well, starting with...
Tort Reform Advocates Strike While Iron is Hot
May 5 2003 // Only weeks ago it seemed that a series of well-publicized doctor walkouts across the nation had led not only to political pressure to enact malpractice award caps in crisis states but action at the national level as well....
Tort Reform Advocates Strike While Iron is Hot
May 5 2003 // Only weeks ago it seemed that a series of well-publicized doctor walkouts across the nation had led not only to political pressure to enact malpractice award caps in crisis states but action at the national level as well....
Piccola Addresses Pa. Physicians as They Start Statewide Protests
Apr 29 2003 // Senate Majority Whip Jeffrey Piccola (R-15) emphasized Monday the need for enacting caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to members of the Politically Active Physicians Association (PAPA) at rallies in...
P.A.P.A to Lead Malpractice Protest Starting April 28th
Apr 22 2003 // Pennsylvania’s Politically Active Physicians Association (P.A.P.A.) announced that a statewide protest aimed at reforming medical liability insurance laws will begin on April 28. The bulletin said the organization...
Privacy Regulations Under HIPAA Raise Concerns for P/C Insurers
Apr 15 2003 // While privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) do not apply directly to property/casualty insurers, the industry is expecting a significant impact due to health care...
Staff of Florida Medical Clinic Charged With PIP Fraud
Apr 10 2003 // The Florida Department of Financial Services announced that a former Miami clinic owner and two of his medical staff were charged with fraudulently billing four insurance companies for treatments never...
Medical Liability Crisis Not a Hit with America’s Pastime
Apr 10 2003 // The escalating health care crisis that has reportedly been jeopardizing patient access to quality medical care across the country is beginning to claim victims in other areas of American life as well, starting with...
NAII Strongly Opposes Proposed Medical Liability Rate Rollback in Fla.
Mar 28 2003 // The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee took a 180-degree turn from the direction of the House and approved legislation that would roll back rates back by 60 percent. The National Association of Independent...
Med Mal Fever: When Doctors Walk Out, Politicians Notice
Mar 24 2003 // They’re baaack. High-flying medical malpractice liability claims losses, that is. The availability crisis of the 1970s and the affordability crisis of the 1980s may be nothing compared to the crisis insurers and...
