CA Proposal would ban some charges to ER patients

From Sign On San Diego:
Doctors and hospital officials will square off with health insurers Monday in San Diego over a state plan to ban medical providers from billing emergency room patients for charges not covered by insurance companies.
The proposal, by the Department of Managed Health Care, is the agency’s third attempt in two years to [...]

Doctors Start to Say ‘I’m Sorry’ Long Before ‘See You in Court’

From the NY Times:
For decades, malpractice lawyers and insurers have counseled doctors and hospitals to “deny and defend.” Many still warn clients that any admission of fault, or even expression of regret, is likely to invite litigation and imperil careers.
But with providers choking on malpractice costs and consumers demanding action against medical errors, a handful [...]