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NewsGeorgia is first known state to opt out of high-risk pools
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine responded ahead of deadline to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius's request for states' plans regarding high-risk pools. He was the Read more...
Missouri high court keeps malpractice caps, says they cannot be retroactively applied
While the Supreme Court in Missouri didn't go as far as those in Illinois and Georgia in declaring medical malpractice damage award caps to be unconstitutional, it did take a step in that direction Read more...
Georgia Supreme Court ends malpractice caps
Following in the footsteps of Illinois, the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ended limits to jury awards for malpractice damages. By upholding a nearly $1.35 million award for Betty Nestlehutt, whose Read more...
State high courts consider challenges to medical malpractice award caps
While the White House is working to soothe the fears of opponents who say that President Obama's reform proposals don't do enough to tame medical malpractice costs, a pair of cases going before high Read more...
| Press ReleasesDigital Assent Wins Back-to-Back Spirit of Endeavor Awards, This Year for Top "Emerging Technology Company"Organization honored for its wireless PatientPad solution by the Technology Association of Georgia and TechAmerica GeorgiaATLANTA, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Assent, provider of the Read more >> |
