by admin | Nov 5, 2004 | Military
The State Insurance Department says medical malpractice claims have hit a record low – down about 21 percent in 2003, compared to 2002. The Department’s study also shows doctors paid about 121 percent more for their medical malpractice insurance during the...
by admin | Mar 11, 2004 | News
A companion bill to the litigation reform bill given preliminary approval earlier also receives tentative approval by the House. Representative Richard Byrd of Kirkwood sponsors both. He says tort reform is the key to driving down medical malpractice insurance costs,...
by admin | Jan 29, 2004 | Health / Medicine
The State Insurance Department says United Healthcare has agreed to provide affordable replacement insurance coverage for the nine-thousand Missourians it will cut loose this summer. United’s original announcement says it would offer HMO coverage in its Golden...
by admin | Jan 13, 2004 | Health / Medicine
Ten thousand customers of United Healthcare will lose their health insurance coverage this summer. United Healthcare says it will not renew coverage for those Missourians on July first. United has told the State Insurance Department policyholders can keep getting...
by admin | Dec 5, 2003 | Health / Medicine
A study of medical malpractice lawsuits in Missouri shows a bad trend developing, but it also suggests some assumptions about the malpractice situation are not true.The State Insurance Department says 205 medical malpractice claims that were paid in 2002 involved...
