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Insurance Chronicle The issue of medical malpractice liability insurance premiums heated up in Washington last week as hearings on the issue were…
Feb 17, 2003To settle a consumer rights group's lawsuit, Kaiser Permanente will make its guidelines available online.Los Angeles Times These guidelines, based on scientific…
Feb 17, 2003The New York Times The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights showed up in Trenton to say that insurance reforms, not caps…
Feb 16, 2003Kansas City Star There is an equal argument to be made that premiums in California actually didn't decline until 1988, when voters…
Feb 16, 2003Democrats say voters may be needed to do what lawmakers won't.Sacramento Bee California's Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights wants to band…
Feb 16, 2003Los Angeles Times Consumer groups expressed alarm, saying the decision will deprive the public of information about past problems.
Feb 15, 2003Palm Beach Post California's "successful experience," however, also included a voter-approved rollback of malpractice premiums. The Florida task force recommends nothing like…
Feb 14, 2003Associated Press The state should regulate insurance companies better and crack down on doctors who repeatedly commit malpractice to address ballooning malpractice…
Feb 12, 2003Recommendations for Insurance Reform and Reducing Malpractice Solving the medical malpractice crisis requires both insurance reform and improvements to our system for…
Feb 11, 2003Rep. Greenwood held a hearing on increases in the cost of medical malpractice insurance.Philadelphia Inquirer "Noneconomic damage caps discourage private lawyers from…
Feb 11, 2003Report Proves California Insurance Regulation, Not Malpractice Caps, Delivered Savings
Feb 10, 2003And How Malpractice Caps Failed This report analyzes and compares the impact of legal restrictions versus insurance regulation on medical malpractice premiums.
Feb 10, 2003National Public Radio (NPR) Marketplace (6:30PM) ... a cap on the non-economic side would have very little impact on the actual premium…
Feb 10, 2003Stipulations and Consent Orders Concerning Prop 103 Rollbacks In 1992 California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi settled rate rollback cases with three of…
Feb 9, 2003California Department of Insurance News Releases In order to comply with California insurance reform Prop 103, medical malpractice insurers refunded millions to…
Feb 9, 2003News Articles After the enactment of Proposition 103 California Insurance Commisisoner John Garamendi froze insurance rates. This file includes news articles describing…
Feb 9, 2003California already limits amount for pain and suffering, but not punitive damages.The Orange County Register However, it is expected to face stiff…
Feb 7, 2003Tom Paine Thirty years of experience in the Golden State shows that stringent regulation of insurance companies, not restrictions on the right…
Feb 6, 2003