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MAG says Georgia Supreme Court decision overturning tort reform law is huge loss for patients MAG Share     Gary C. Richter, M.D., the president of the Medical Association of Georgia, says the Georgia Supreme Court decision (Nestlehutt v. Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery) overturning the 2005 tort reform law that put a $1 million limit on the damages that are associated with the "pain and suffering" that can be awarded during a medical liability lawsuit is a huge loss for patients in the state. More Georgia Supreme Court rules medical awards cap unconstitutional Insurance Journal Share
The Georgia Supreme Court has struck a cap on medical malpractice awards imposed in 2005 as part of a package of legislative tort reforms. The state's high court said the law limiting non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases violates the constitutional right to a trial by jury. More
Parties joust over next steps on health The Wall Street Journal Share
As President Barack Obama signs the most far-reaching piece of social legislation in decades into law, both political parties positioned themselves for a lengthy battle that could shape the political landscape in 2010 and perhaps beyond. More Governor Perdue statement addresses health care legislation passed by the U.S. Congress Office of the Governor of Georgia Share
Gov. Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the health care legislation passed by the U.S. Congress. "Unfortunately, the United States House of Representatives last night chose politics over the will of the American people. The enormous upheaval of our health care system was pushed through the House against the wishes of the majority of American families and businesses." More States plot to block, limit health care reform law FOX News Share
The proverbial ink had yet to dry on the nation's new health care reform law before more than a dozen states filed lawsuits, while others scrambled to put up legislative barricades between themselves and the bill requiring Americans to purchase health insurance or face stiff penalties. At least 36 state legislatures so far have proposed measures to challenge the constitutionality of the new federal bill, while 29 states are also calling for ballot questions to amend their constitutions and 13 are looking to change state law. Some states are doing both. More  Biggest health care impact on Ga. budget coming in 2016 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
As the U.S. House approved a sweeping health care overhaul, Georgians alternately were celebrating and bemoaning the changes. Some, too, were wishing the long-labored legislation did even more. "There's going to be a lot of good, not only for Georgia, but all Americans," said Lee Goodall, state director of Organizing for America, the Democratic National Committee's grass-roots campaign arm. More Doctor says patients can't wait until 2014 The Augusta Chronicle Share
Sometimes, as she sleeps, Janie Padgett will stop breathing for up to 20 seconds and wake in the morning tired from constant sleep disruptions. While a sleep study diagnosed her problem, she can't afford the machine that would provide constant air pressure to treat her sleep apnea. She is also battling arthritis and depression. More Hospitals agree to bed tax in major budget win for Perdue The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
With hospital officials standing by, grim but resolute, House budget writers gave preliminary approval to a plan to raise more than $175 million through a new fee on hospital revenues. The vote by the House Appropriations Committee on HB 307 ended months of back-and-forth negotiations and threats by Gov. Sonny Perdue, lawmakers and the hospitals, and it fills a major hole in the leaky state budget. In the end, the hospitals realized the fee, which cannot be passed on to patients, was the best of several unsavory options. More
Budget cuts could affect north Georgia medical residencies The Augusta Chronicle Share
Scrapping plans for medical residency programs at northeast Georgia hospitals and other parts of the state could save the state $6 million, but could threaten the main point of increasing medical training in the state -- to get more doctors practicing in Georgia. More Physician cost profiling -- Reliability and risk of misclassification The New England Journal of Medicine Share
Insurance products with incentives for patients to choose physicians classified as offering lower-cost care on the basis of cost-profiling tools are increasingly common. However, no rigorous evaluation has been undertaken to determine whether these tools can accurately distinguish higher-cost physicians from lower-cost physicians. More Walgreens: No new Medicaid patients as of April The Seattle Times Share
Effective April 16, Walgreens drugstores across the state won't take any new Medicaid patients, saying that filling their prescriptions is a money-losing proposition -- the latest development in an ongoing dispute over Medicaid reimbursement. More |
 
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