Latest Wyoming Headlines
All the headlines from our Wyoming Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Medical Malpractice Bills Passed by Wyoming House
Mar 2 2005 // The House on March 1 approved two bills that attempt to stem rising doctors’ liability insurance costs by allowing state officials to learn more about damage awards in malpractice cases and hospital mistakes that...
Wyoming Lawmakers Trying to Stem Doctor Liability Costs
Feb 21 2005 // In the first half of the legislative session, the health care industry watched the demise of several measures meant to stem rising insurance costs for doctors. “The liability crisis is getting worse,” said...
Wyo. Doctors Dislike Medical Review Panel Bill
Feb 17 2005 // The proposal being considered by Wyoming lawmakers to create a medical review panel to help weed out frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits might do more harm than good, according to an official with a doctors’ trade...
Wyo. Med-Mal Bill Voted Down
Jan 21 2005 // One of the proposals to help control medical malpractice insurance costs in Wyoming failed to garner enough votes to get to the state House floor. The House Labor, Social Services and Health Committee split 4-4 on the bill...
HRH Acquires Wyo. Agency
Jan 7 2005 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, an insurance and risk management intermediary, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Ed Murray & Sons Inc. (EMS), a Wyoming-based insurance broker. Terms of the transaction...
Officials Revamp, Expand Western Program for Rangeland Insurance
Dec 23 2004 // A pilot program for rangeland insurance, criticized by some for how it calculated losses, has been revamped and expanded to include more producers in Montana and Wyoming, a federal agriculture official said Dec....
Looking Back on ’04: The Most Talked-About Stories in the Western Region
Dec 20 2004 // The year 2004 saw a little bit of everything across the Western Region. Workers’ comp, homeowners, med-mal, and even insurance fraud topped the list of the most talked about stories. We compiled these recaps based on...
Wy. Study Says Risk Pool Benefits Limited
Nov 22 2004 // Creating a risk retention group to provide medical malpractice liability insurance for Wyoming doctors would probably not lower their insurance rates, but it might help address having too few insurance providers in the...
Citizens Vote Yes on Med-mal Caps in Nevada; No in Oregon and Wyoming
Nov 22 2004 // Doctors triumphed over lawyers in Nevada when citizens passed a ballot initiative that limits noneconomic damage awards in med-mal cases to $350,000 with no exceptions and limits fees for attorneys, while voters defeated...
WY. HEALTHCARE LAUDED BY CARH:
Nov 8 2004 // The Wyoming Healthcare Commission was lauded by the Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Healthcare (CARH) for reportedly showing evidence, once again, that capping noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases will...
Study: Malpractice Caps Would Save Companies 15 Percent
Nov 8 2004 // Groups for and against capping noneconomic damage awards for medical malpractice both claimed that a Wyoming Healthcare Commission report upholds their positions. The study suggests that capping noneconomic damages at...
Calif. Commissioner Proposes New Broker Regulations, AG Steps In
Nov 8 2004 // In response to New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s charges against super brokerage Marsh McLennan, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi proposed new regulations for agents and brokers Oct. 20 which...
Wyoming Legislator’s Letter Against Malpractice Amendments Draw Ire
Nov 1 2004 // Several residents said they were offended to receive a letter from a state legislator asking them to vote against two constitutional amendments tied to medical malpractice. Rep. Floyd Esquibel, D-Cheyenne, sent the letter...
Wyo. Healthcare Commission Reviews Malpractice Liability Fund Proposal
Oct 27 2004 // A consultant has drafted a plan for a medical malpractice liability fund that would attempt to reduce the rising premiums doctors pay for malpractice insurance in Wyoming. The plan was reviewed Oct. 25 by the Wyoming...
Wyo. Healthcare Commission Lauded by CARH
Oct 21 2004 // Wyoming Healthcare Commission was lauded Thursday by the Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Healthcare (CARH) for reportedly showing evidence, once again, that capping non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases...
Study: Caps Would Save Companies 15 Percent
Oct 20 2004 // Groups for and against capping noneconomic damage awards for medical malpractice both claimed that a Wyoming Healthcare Commission report upholds their positions. The study suggests that capping noneconomic damages at...
Wy. Doctors Surveyed on Med-Mal Tail Coverage
Oct 12 2004 // Wyoming physicians plan to seek at least $2 million from a new state low-interest loan program to help doctors cover any malpractice claims while switching insurance carriers or retiring. An informal survey sent to...
Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming take Med-mal Crisis to the Polls
Oct 11 2004 // On Nov. 2, citizens of three Western states will decide whether or not to limit damage awards in medical malpractice insurance cases. Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming will join Florida as the four states to consider placing caps...
WYOMING GOVERNOR SIGNS BILLS AT END OF SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION:
Aug 23 2004 // A special Wyoming legislative session called to address rising medical malpractice insurance rates resulted in the passage of three bills. Governor Dave Freudenthal signed the bills in early August. One bill will help...
Wyoming Governor Signs Bills
Aug 2 2004 // Gov. Dave Freudenthal has signed the last three bills passed by the special legislative session, which was held earlier this month to deal with the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance being paid by doctors. One...
