Big Surprise, Doctors Cover for Each Other
The results of a study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, indicate that doctors simply don’t like to rat each other out, despite the potentially serious or fatal...
View ArticleWrong Way, Turn Around
A fiery crash on Interstate 215 in Salt Lake County last week claimed the life of one driver and seriously injured the second. An elderly gentleman drove his Toyota Camry the wrong way on the belt...
View Article2010 A Better Year On Utah’s Highways
According to statistics reported today in the Salt Lake Tribune, deaths on Utah’s highways declined in 2010 for the third straight year. The numbers reported by the Utah Department of Transportation...
View ArticleGOP Just Doesn’t Get Medical Malpractice “Reform”
A bill recently introduced before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee would would make a $250,000 cap on all pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases the law of the land for all 50...
View ArticleTired Retread Of Tort “Reform” Arguments
The Oklahoma legislature is considering tort "reform" legislation like that which has and continues to be pushed around the country. As often is the case, local newspapers will editorialize on various...
View ArticleFlorida Tort Reformers Launch Attack On The Most Vulnerable
Republican lawmakers in Florida are busy beating the tort reform, or deform, drum. The target of such efforts this time? The poor and disenfranchised citizens of Florida who depend on Medicaid for...
View ArticleAre Doctors Becoming More Progressive?
According to an article that appeared recently in The New York Times, the politics of doctors may be changing as the mechanics of their practices change. The article notes that historically, doctors...
View ArticleThe Hypocrisy of Medical Malpractice Tort Reformers
State tort laws have always been just that, state tort laws. States have always had the ability to develop their common law and legislation in ways that they have seen fit. But House Republicans want...
View ArticleUtah Health Insurance Companies Defy Recession
Four of Utah’s five largest health insurance companies posted healthy profits last year, with the second smallest of the five, United Health Care of Utah, being the only company posting a loss. The...
View ArticleThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Turns 50 – Watch this Video
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The Institute describes itself this way on its website: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is an...
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