State insurance department postpones setting medical malpractice rates (BizJo bi2690531 The New York State Insurance Department has postponed the setting of new medical malpractice insurance s, originally scheduled for July 1

Malpractice insurance rate hike put on hold (Albany Times Union) bi2690531 Doctors had expected increase today; official says state now negotiating for changes system ALBANY -- New York state plans to take another shot at overhauling the medical malpractice system following news that a task force assigned to deal the issue hasn't met months.The decision, announced Monday by Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo, means that, for now, physicians won't see ..

Urgent Care Provider NextCare Introduces CareForToday Medical Insurance Plan, bi2690531 NextCare , one of the nation's largest urgent care providers, has announced the implementation of a new affordable medical insurance plan, CareForToday. The new medical insurance program be available Arizona only, but application other states may follow

Malpractice Rate Increase Is Postponed (The New York Sun) bi2690531 The state's insurance superintendent, Eric Dinallo, holding off on raising medical malpractice insurance s pending negotiations on ways to reform the state's malpractice system, the insurance department announced yesterday. When s for 2008-09 are determined, they be retroactive to today. Malpractice insurance s are set each year by the insurance superintendent, and physician ..

International Medical Group And Ping An P&C Insurance Company Of China Ltd Lau bi2690531 International Medical Group®, Inc. (IMG®) pleased to announce the launch of Ping An GlobalSelect® International Healthcare, an international healthcare plan that modeled after IMG's successful GlobalSelect® plan and tailored for the domestic Chinese market

Trial to decide auto insurance premiums (The Charlotte Observer) bi2690531 The future of auto insurance s North Carolina goes on trial today. The state Department of Insurance and the N.C. Bureau, represents 144 auto insurers, disagree on the premiums the companies should be able to charge beginning Oct. 1. That disagreement triggered the hearing that begins today. What's at stake : The Bureau wants to raise s an average of 13 percent ? ..

Ariz. crash raises questions about medical flights (AP via Yahoo! Finance) bi2690531 A fiery collision that killed six people aboard two medical helicopters has underscored the dangers of emergency flights and renewed questions about whether they are worth the risks

Hearing to address auto insurance rates (The News & Observer) bi2690531 The future of auto insurance s North Carolina goes on trial today. The state Department of Insurance and the N.C. Bureau, represents 144 insurers, disagree on premiums the companies may charge beginning Oct. 1

6 die as medical helicopters collide Ariz. (USA Today) bi2690531 Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people

Costs Pose Challenge To Massachusetts Health Insurance Law One Year After Dea bi2690531 One year after the deadline for Massachusetts residents to obtain health coverage under the state's health insurance law, the percentage of uninsured has declined but the law "still faces a huge challenge: costs," USA Today reports. The law requires most state residents to obtain health coverage or face a tax penalty

CAMC insurance carriers file suit over $25 million jury award (The Charleston bi2690531 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- If Charleston Area Medical Center winds up having to pay a multimillion-dollar jury award to surgeon Dr. R.E. Hamrick Jr., the hospital wont have an easy time getting insurance companies to cover the judgment.Two insurance car..

Medical aids under fire (Pretoria News) bi2690531 Medical aids are more interested the bottom line than human suffering and introducing state-regulated health insurance won't succeed unless has the buy-in of both the poor and the middle classes

Gov. rewrites bill to require insurance companies to cover autism (Daily Chro bi2690531 Gov. Rod Blagojevich used amendatory veto power Monday to rewrite a House bill that would require medical costs associated autism to be covered by insurance

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