Liability insurers still concerned with HIV transmission risk

Article Abstract:

Physicians' liability insurers are increasingly acting on concerns about the financial impact of cases involving HIV-infected physicians. The Medical Association of Georgia Mutual Insurance Co, for example, will not provide liability insurance for HIV-infected physicians who perform 'invasive procedures.' Advocates for HIV-infected physicians claim that a single case of HIV transmission from physician to patient has yet to be documented, and policies that punish physicians for having HIV serve to discourage other physicians from seeking HIV testing and contribute to public hysteria.

Social aspects, Social policy, HIV patients, Insurance

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Doctors facing liability insurers in court

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The increasing reluctance of insurers to cover physicians and other medical practitioners for medical malpractice is resulting in physicians who have been named in such cases, fighting court battles to get the coverage for which they have paid. California attorney Curtis Cole says that many insurers try to claim that the physician's actions were intentional rather than negligent. Cole says that, in California, this claim is rarely enough to deny coverage.

Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Cases, Physicians, Medical professions

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Integration shakes liability insurers

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Healthcare integration is hurting companies belonging to the Physician Insurers Assn of America, according to speakers at the group's 1995 meeting. The PIAA consists of physician- or dentist-owned malpractice insurers. As physicians join larger groups, the customer base of PIAA-member companies is shrinking, and the larger groups are pressing for discounted premiums.

Analysis, Marketing

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