Sentences with phrase «high malpractice insurance»

Rather odd considering there was no immediate drop in the high malpractice insurance rates — which, supposedly, was the very reason doctors were leaving.

The medical community, which includes big Senate GOP donors, opposes the bill, saying it will send already sky - high malpractice insurance rates soaring.

Not exact matches

Just something to consider when discussing Dr's who «push» for a repeat c rather than VBAC — more and more Docs in our litigious society are having their hand's forced by insurance companies who either will not insure or who charge dramatically higher rates for malpractice if they choose to offer VBAC.

Whatever fault we may find with our current medical malpractice scheme, it's hard to deny that insurance companies are fairly good at weeding out what is high risk.

The Greater New York Hospital Association and the Medical Society of the State of New York are pushing back against an argument being advanced by the Assembly Democrats and state Bar Association that the best way to address high medical malpractice insurance is to prevent the incidents that spark lawsuits.

That will drive up New York's already high medical malpractice insurance rates for physicians and hospitals as well as drive up the already high cost of health care insurance for New Yorkers, the group argues.

Automobile, workers» compensation and general business liability insurance costs may fall under the Affordable Care Act, while costs for medical malpractice coverage could be higher, according to the study.

(Many OB - GYNs stopped delivering babies in the past 10 years, unable to keep up with sky - high medical - malpractice - insurance premiums.)

In Mr. Spence's case, his malpractice insurance is higher than most first - year solos» because he practices patent law, an expensive area of the law to cover.

While some attorneys may not want to pay the high cost of malpractice insurance at the outset of starting a firm, it only takes one law suit, or even the threat of a lawsuit, to put that cost into perspective.

«[T] he Legislature's determination that «the increase in medical malpractice liability insurance rates is forcing physicians to practice medicine without professional liability insurance, to leave Florida, to not perform high risk procedures, or to retire early from the practice of medicine» is unsupported.»

Dr. Greeley has worked on intellectual property, product liability, antitrust, commercial, employment, insurance coverage, environmental, personal injury, and medical, accounting and legal malpractice cases, many of which have been high stakes and highly publicized.

We've frequently discussed the actual drivers behind high medical malpractice premiums for doctors, as well as the reasons behind climbing health insurance premiums and the costs of medical care and tests (please see the related posts linked below for more information).

Before the development of monitoring improvements during the 1980s, anesthesiologist malpractice insurance rates were considerably higher than they are today.

Dental malpractice insurance rates can vary significantly from state to state, and policies for dentists in large metropolitan areas tend to be higher than in in rural areas.

Buying nursing malpractice insurance doesn't have to be a hard process and rates don't have to be sky - high.

Mr. Balasa proposed that the Alaska Medical Assistants Society contact malpractice insurance companies and educate them about how the employment of CMAs (AAMA) provides a higher level of protection from a malpractice standpoint.

Multiplan, Inc. 10/2000 — 07/2003 Credential Verification Specialist • Recruited and enrolled new physicians into company network • Oversaw and managed staff ensuring effective and efficient operations • Reviewed and verified provider medical licenses, malpractice insurance, and claims • Provided high quality customer service maintaining strong relationships