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Florida 'three strikes' malpractice rule being challenged
Talk about a tough set of malpractice rules. Doctors pushing for medical malpractice reform might consider themselves lucky if they saw the playing field in Florida, where a constitutional amendment... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: FL agency slams Medicaid pilot
Florida legislators aren't satisfied that a state program that funds Medicaid patients with flat payments to private health management firms has had its desired effect. They concluded that program,... Read more...
Federal law would further fight government healthcare fraud
Well familiar with the varieties of such fraud, a Florida senator has filed two bills aimed at further tightening the noose on fraud against government healthcare programs. Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL),... Read more...
Study: FL could save $700M/year by boosting primary care access
A new research paper prepared on behalf of the Florida legislature concludes that the state could save as much as $700 million a year on healthcare by making sure its citizens had adequate access to... Read more...
FL sues Merck over Vioxx marketing
Florida's Attorney General has filed suit against Merck & Co., again, this time for allegedly deceptive marketing and promotion of joint pain drug Vioxx. The suit claims that Merck failed... Read more...
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...
