Medical malpractice reform moves to center stage
Washington, D.C.- The White House has signaled strong support for effortsto reduce medical liability insurance premiums, and Congressional leadersare pushing for quick action. All sides agree that premiums are too highand that steps must be taken to prevent doctors from closing up officesor moving to other states. There is strong disagreement, though, over howto resolve the problem. The debate is shaping up between Republicans whowant to limit jury awards as a way to bring down insurance costs, and Democratswho claim that insurers are just trying to recoup lost investment incomeand want to impose new restrictions on the insurance industry.
Today, the clade 2b outbreak has reached alarming proportions, with over 94,000 confirmed cases reported across 117 countries, including significant numbers in the U.S. and Brazil, and up to 103 deaths. The virus has been found to affect younger men who have sex with men, who are linked to high rates of HIV co-infection.
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In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.
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In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with editorial advisory board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of CareOregon, to discuss a number of topics, one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians.
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