Weekend News
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PREMIUMS DOWN NATIONWIDE-Renal and Urology News reports that premiums have stabilized for most physicians, and that over 40% actually paid lower premiums over the last year. The report was based on a survey conducted by Medical Liability Monitor, which looked at three subspecialties: internists, general surgeons and OB/GYNS.
WASHINGTON SHINES LIGHT ON COZINESS BETWEEN INDUSTRY [...]
Medical Malpractice Screening Panels Not Working for New Hampshire
A long-established staple of the tort reform movement has been a push for screening panels that evaluate medical malpractice claims before trial–the goals being to dispose of the case without the need for for a trial and its attendant expenses, and to do so for a reasonable settlement amount. According to its proponents, the end [...]
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE In the News
The Boston Globe reports on New Hampshire’s medical malpractice panels, which screen cases prior to trial and issue recommendations for resolution. The panels were created to address the high cost of medical malpractice insurance for physicians, by limiting the costs involved in opposing plaintiff’s lawsuits. Ideally, the panels are supposed to encourage early resolution, via settlement, of malpractice claims. However, New [...]