Illinois doctors’ insurance rates actually drop BY JIM RITTER Health Reporter http://www.suntimes.com Illinois doctors are getting some relief from medical-malpractice insurance premiums that can top $100,000. ISMIE Mutual, the state’s largest malpractice insurer, says premiums dropped an average of 5.2 percent this year and likely will hold steady or drop again next year. But the […]

by joetalarico http://www.mydd.com Not a whole lot new has happened, which gives me the opportunity to do what I like best. Having been accurately depicted by George Will as a narcissist who believes that people actually care about my ramblings, I will ramble on, today about tort reform. Being an anesthesiologist for almost 20 years, […]

Posted by Mark Hathaway, Human Resource Advisory Department http://blog.laborlawcenter.com That Governor Rod R. Blagojevich didn’t stop at just reforming the Prevailing Wage Act or the workers’ comp system in Illinois. He and the state legislator, as well as business leaders and union organization leaders in the state of Illinois has sought to also change how […]

http://www.newschannel5.com/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. Most medical malpractice claims closed in Tennessee last year resulted in no payment of damages to patients and their families. That’s according to a recent report by the Department of Commerce and Insurance.In 2004, the Legislature passed a law requiring the department to issue annual reports on medical malpractice for the years […]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ Aside from gasoline, not many commodities have endured a roller-coaster ride in prices like medical malpractice insurance rates. After climbing a breathtaking 28 percent and 33 percent in back-to-back years in 2004 and 2005, the rates for the state’s largest carrier are headed back down (albeit at a somewhat more leisurely pace). Medical Mutual […]

Kelsey Volkmann, The Examiner BALTIMORE – Doctors are leaving Maryland because of skyrocketing medical malpractice insurance costs, but the General Assembly might not tackle reform until 2008, when a temporary fix expires, observers and lawmakers say. Hospital medical directors say “they are spending an increasing amount of time on recruiting and retaining physicians,” said Pegeen […]