Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pa. Hospital Assoc. Issues Statement on Physician Protests
Apr 28 2003 // The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has issued a statement by president and CEO Carolyn Scanlan in anticipation of this week’s “Code Blue” physician protests, expressing...
Pa. Governor Rendell Nominates Diane Koken to Continue as Insurance Commissioner
Apr 23 2003 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell announced at a news conference in Harrisburg that the state’s present Insurance Commissioner, Diane Koken, would be his nominee to continue to head the department in his...
P.A.P.A to Lead Malpractice Protest Starting April 28th
Apr 22 2003 // Pennsylvania’s Politically Active Physicians Association (P.A.P.A.) announced that a statewide protest aimed at reforming medical liability insurance laws will begin on April 28. The bulletin said the organization...
Pa. Dept. Releases Monthly Enforcement Actions
Apr 17 2003 // Pennsylvania Commissioner Diane Koken has released enforcement actions and market conduct examinations taken in March against insurance producers and companies licensed to conduct business in the Commonwealth. Enforcement...
Pa. Commissioner Closes Down Operations, Makes Fines of $1.6M
Apr 16 2003 // Pennsylvania Commissioner Diane Koken has closed down the reported illegal insurance operations of the following entities: Harbour Entertainment and Sports Insurance and its agent Clarence Hall, Vanguarde Asset Group, Inc....
PA Workers’ Insurance Fund Extends Workers’ Comp “Drug-Free Workplace Pilot” Discounts
Mar 25 2003 // Pennsylvania’s State Workers’ Insurance Fund (SWIF) and Drug Free Pennsylvania announced that the drug-free workplace pilot project will be extended for an additional year. The pilot project provides a...
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Supports Cap on Non-Economic Med Mal Awards
Mar 12 2003 // The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has voiced its support for a bill introduced by Rep. Jim Greenwood (R-PA) that would limit pain and suffering awards in medical malpractice cases to $250,000. The Chamber has...
Pa. Takes Action Against Companies Reported to be Unlicensed
Mar 5 2003 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken has closed down the reported illegal insurance operations of the following companies: *International Water Safety Foundation (IWSF) of London, England *Water Safety Services...
PA Governor Issues Statement Promising $220 Million Med Mal Premium Abatement Plan
Mar 3 2003 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell released a statement on Friday promising short-term economic relief for physicians struggling to pay medical malpractice premiums. The text is as follows: “Two months ago, I...
Med Mal Fever: When Doctors Walk Out, Politicians Notice
Feb 24 2003 // They’re baaack. High-flying medical malpractice liability claims losses, that is. The availability crisis of the 1970s and the affordability crisis of the 1980s may be nothing compared to the crisis insurers and...
Pa. Hospitals Applaud House Republicans’ Request for State of Emergency
Feb 18 2003 // The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) recognized state House Republicans as they called for Governor Ed Rendell (D) to declare a state of emergency in the Commonwealth as a result of the...
PA Hospitals Applaud Medical Liability Insurance Reform Bill
Feb 11 2003 // The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) praised the efforts of Congressmen Jim Greenwood (R-Erwinna) and John Murtha (D-Johnstown) for reintroducing the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost,...
Western PA Hospital Council Comments on President’s Med Mal Reform Proposals
Jan 30 2003 // The Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania (HCWP) applauded the remarks made by President Bush in his State of the Union address Tuesday night on medical malpractice reform, noting that it had pushed the issue into the...
PA Gov.-elect takes Issue with Bush on Med Mal Limits
Jan 20 2003 // Pennsylvania’s Governor-elect, Democrat Ed Rendell, who was not among those invited to hear President Bush’s speech at the University of Scranton last week, in which he endorsed limits on “non-economic...
PA Governor, Hospitals Support President’s Call for Med Mal Reform
Jan 17 2003 // Pennsylvania’s Governor Schweiker and The Hospital & Healthsystem Association lined up behind the state’s doctors in supporting President Bush’s call for comprehensive reforms the nation’s...
NAII Notes PA Medical Society Refutes Recent “Premium Deceit” Report
Jan 16 2003 // The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PMS) has issued a critique of the recent report by the Center for Justice & Democracy entitled “Premium Deceit.” PMS points out that, contrary to the report’s stated...
PA Hospitals Hail Proposal to Limit Non-economic Damages
Jan 15 2003 // The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) broadly hailed the introduction by State Senator Jake Corman (R-Centre) of a resolution that begins the process of limiting non-economic damages through...
Capital BlueCross Against Proposed Pa. Health Insurance Tax
Jan 6 2003 // Capital BlueCross President and CEO James Mead issued a statement supporting Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Ed Rendell’s proposed health insurance reserve tax to help alleviate the state’s medical malpractice...
Pa. Governor Approves NAIC Producer Licensing Model Act
Jan 1 2003 // Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker has approved the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Producer Licensing Act in a move applauded by the American Insurance Association (AIA). Language concerning...
PA Doctors Threaten January Shutdown over Med Mal Costs
Dec 30 2002 // Surgeons in Scranton have issued a warning that they could effectively go on strike as early as January if something isn’t done to relieve the ever-increasing cost of medical malpractice insurance premiums in the...
