Hospital Medical Malpractice Statistics Exposed
September 20, 2012
In a new book written by a world-renowned Johns Hopkins surgeon named Marty Makary, M.D., the author notes that one in six dollars in the U.S. economy are spent in the health care industry, 20% to 30% of all medical tests and procedures are unnecessary, 30% to 40% of total health care expenditure[...]
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Texas Doctor Defending First Of 18 Medical Malpractice Cases
September 19, 2012
A Wichita Falls, Texas doctor is presently involved in jury selection in one of at least eighteen local medical malpractice cases filed against him. And medical malpractice claims are not the only professional claims that must concern him — the FBI raided the doctor’s office in April, 20[...]
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San Francisco $1.138 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
September 18, 2012
On September 12, 2012, a San Francisco, California medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the total amount of $1,138,000 in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiffs. The medical malpractice trial lasted one month in the Superior Court during which the medical malpractice jury heard testim[...]
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Prescription Drug Plan Statistics For 2012
September 17, 2012
Over 99% of employees in the United States who are covered by an employer-sponsored health plan have a prescription drug benefit. Eighty-seven percent of employees covered by an employer-sponsored health plan had a tiered cost-sharing formula for prescription drugs in 2012, with over 75% having t[...]
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2012 Employer-Provided Health Plan Cost Statistics
September 13, 2012
The average cost of a family health care plan in the United States rose by 4% in 2012, to $15,745 (the average cost was $15,073 in 2011), which was higher than the overall inflation rate of 2.3% and was 30% higher than in 2007 and 97% higher than in 2002. The average premium for family coverag[...]
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New Study Finds Acupuncture Is Effective
September 12, 2012
The result of a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has found that traditional acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain to be “effective,” is more than a placebo, and is a reasonable referral option. However, the therapeutic benefit of acupuncture includes a su[...]
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What Is Medical Malpractice? (Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri)
September 11, 2012
What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri: Arkansas Arkansas Code, 16-114-206. Burden of proof. (a) In any action for medical injury, when the asserted negligence does not lie within the jury’s co[...]
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What Is Medical Malpractice? (Maryland, California, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina)
September 8, 2012
What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Maryland, California, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina: Maryland MD. COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS, Code Ann. § 3-2A-02 (2012) § 3-2A-02. Exclusiveness of procedures(1) In any a[...]
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2012 Republican Party Platform And “Tort Reform”
August 31, 2012
The Republican Party has published its 2012 Republican Party Platform in which it addresses many issues, including “tort reform” under the heading, “Reducing Costs through Tort Reform,” in which it states: Frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits have ballooned the cost of[...]
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