Md. Senate Panel Relents on Medical Malpractice Reform
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A Senate commission studying Maryland's medical malpractice crisis gave some ground yesterday on legal changes sought by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) and endorsed the creation of a state fund that would subsidize doctors' insurance costs for the next four years.
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With the balance of power in the U.S. Senate possibly at stake, Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was recovering on Thursday from surgery performed after he was hospitalized with stroke-like symptoms.
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The state government is scrambling for a solution to the medical malpractice insurance quandary. While everyone agrees a solution must be found, differences abound as to what that solution might be.
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FREDERICK, Md. -- Doctors in Maryland and around the country are increasingly using methods popularized by labor organizers to counter rising premiums for malpractice coverage.
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Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.
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Republicans' long-sought curbs on medical malpractice awards are likely to top the congressional health care agenda when lawmakers return in January, even as Democrats prepare for a clash over potential cuts to Medicaid, aides said Friday.
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Doctors at Prince George's Hospital Center have voted unanimously to seek permission to work without malpractice insurance coverage.
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A long-awaited report from a panel with support from Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. is not recommending reopening corporate accountability legislation but urges a broad overhaul of the nation's rules, enforcement policies and litigation system.
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WASHINGTON - Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to poor medical care, says a new report from an organization that
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A proposal by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s administration to shore up Maryland's medical malpractice insurers is so flawed that it could have a "potentially devastating impact" on the state's largest carrier, according to one of the company's attorneys.
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A Senate hearing about money and gifts that drug makers routinely provide to doctors did not go well for the drug industry Wednesday.
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The Tories have announced plans to reform the system of seeking compensation for medical negligence.
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In Maryland, requests from state's largest malpractice insurer to raise premiums an average of 41 percent has triggered a fierce debate.
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BOCA RATON Ã - A year ago, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson promised brokerage executives that his agency would cut wrongdoers from the industry the way a surgeon cuts disease from a patient.
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Responding to shabby treatment of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a group of senators moved on Wednesday to boost disability pay to those hurt in combat and improve care for brain injury.
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Senator Bill Frist physicianÂs demeanor was not always suited to the black art of Senate wheeling and dealing.
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A panel of experts reaches mixed conclusions on the safety and effectiveness of drug-coated stents.