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South FL is capital for MDs without malpractice insurance
Thanks in part to a state law letting physicians go without malpractice insurance, South Florida has become the nation's capital for doctors who have chosen to "go bare," experts say. Almost Read more...
ALSO NOTED: FL hospitals spend $2.35B on uncompensated care; MN HMO gets $6 million bailout; and much more...
> Florida's hospitals have tagged their uncompensated care tab for 2006 at $2.35 billion. Read more...
FL court says state BCBS plan must pay pathologists
After a protracted legal battle, a court of appeals has ruled that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida must pay a group of pathologists. The case, one of 11 similar actions, upholds a jury decision to Read more...
FL bill would limit liability for ED docs
Some Florida legislators are trying to ease the shortage of on-call physicians by limiting their malpractice liability exposure. The bill would make healthcare workers "agents of the Read more...
ALSO NOTED: FL medical records sold in Utah surplus store; Another retail clinic operator closes its doors; and much more...
> Big "oops!"...Somehow, a box of medical records from Florida got sold in a Utah surplus store this week. Read more...
Florida expands patient access to medical records
A Florida state Supreme Court decision has given patients access to medical error and incident reports prepared by providers, overturning legislation that had limited such access. As things stood in Read more...
FL hospitals face legal issues as PIP comes back
As we've reported here previously, Florida hospitals were distressed when it looked like the state's personal-injury protection law was going to expire. Luckily for them, the state did go ahead and Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Hospitals back governor's reform plan; Texas insurer lowers med mal premiums; and much more...
> The state's hospital industry has come out in favor of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's health reform plans. Read more...
Fla. providers, insurers fight no-fault expiration
Right now, it's beginning to look like a Florida law requiring state citizens to carry medically-related auto insurance is going to go away. The situation has prompted a group of the state's Read more...
Florida hospital tax exemptions questioned
New research from the state of Florida suggests hospitals are not providing enough charity care to impress regulators. Right now, legislators are considering new rules which would require charity Read more...
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