Measure 42: Insurance based on unreliable credit data can't be fair.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Laura Cooper For The Register-Guard It is the election season, and the airwaves are glutted with political advertisements. Like most people, I zone out most of those ads. One ad, however, got my attention, because its claims are so astonishingly and...

Breaux calls for individual health insurance mandate.
NEW ORLEANS -- The real social crisis facing America right now isn't fixing Social Security but tackling the problem of the uninsured, former Sen. John Breaux said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. "The crisis that I see in health care in this...

Insurance/risk management.
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Malpractice reform leads to signs of improvement in West Virginia.
The malpractice environment may be starting to improve for physicians in one state, 2 years after a comprehensive medical liability reform bill was enacted there. "It's probably too early to see a huge improvement," said Frederick C. Blum, M.D., president-elect of the American College of Emergency Physicians....

Task force taking testimony on construction woes.
Byline: REAL ESTATE NOTEBOOK By Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Complaints to the state about shoddy construction have increased sharply during the past several years, and state officials want to know why. As the number of liability claims against contractors has spiked, so have the premiums...

Salary affects specialty choice.
When it comes to choosing a specialty, U.S. medical graduates are more concerned with their earning power than with medical liability costs, according to a study published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Procedure-based and hospital-based specialties, which generally are associated with higher incomes, are the most...

Salary affects specialty choice.
When it comes to choosing a specialty, U.S. medical graduates are more concerned with their earning power than with medical liability costs, according to a study published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Procedure-based and hospital-based specialties, which generally are associated with higher incomes, are the most...

Salary affects specialty choice.
When it comes to choosing a specialty, U.S. medical graduates are more concerned with their earning power than with medical liability costs, according to a study published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Procedure-based and hospital-based specialties, which generally are associated with higher incomes, are the most...

Maryland poised for premium relief.
For the past few months, Maryland physicians have been waiting for premium relief that was promised by the state's politicians. That relief may now be on the way after the state legislature passed an emergency bill to put into effect a rate stabilization fund for medical liability...

Wisconsin doctors feel exposed by loss of cap.
christopher Magiera, M.D., said he paid $30,000 a year for malpractice insurance when he worked as a gastroenterologist in Cleveland. Since his 2003 move to Wisconsin--a state known for its desirable practice climate, its tort reforms, and its cap on noneconomic damages--Dr. Magiera watched that premium shrink...