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• Wait Times in Emergency Rooms Lengthen

  Evan Rosen | January 17, 2008 3:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  According to a study, which was conducted by seven doctors affiliated with Harvard University and the Cambridge Health Alliance, a network of nonprofit Massachusetts hospitals, emergency room waiting times rose 36% for all patients and 150% for heart attack patients. An increase in the number of ER visits, plus a decline in the number of emergency rooms, likely has contributed to the wait. ...

• Allstate Banned from Writing New Auto Insurance Policies in Florida

  Evan Rosen | January 16, 2008 7:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  After just two hours into a meeting with Allstate, Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty suspended Allstate's ability to write new automobile insurance policies in the state. Despite demands to turn over certain documents, Allstate failed to comply stating that the documents the state was demanding were "irrelevant." Governor Charlie Crist issued the following statement. "I applaud...

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Down

  Evan Rosen | January 02, 2008 1:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  All over the country reports are coming in that Medical Malpractice lawsuits are down tremendously, despite the insurance lobby propaganda. In Pennsylvania, for example, medical malpractice lawsuits are down 38% since 2002 and in Philadelphia by 52%. Furthermore, two of the largest insurance carriers in the state for that kind of coverage are decreasing their rates and since 2002, 57 new...