Patient sues over CMPA’s ability to “insure”

Patient sues over CMPA's ability to "insure".

E64 CMAJ, March 1, 2016, 188(4) ©2016 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors A psychiatrist was found guilty of sexually abusing his patient and the patient was awarded $550 000 in damages, but a New Brunswick court ruled she’s not entitled to compensation from the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), which provides liability coverage to physicians. Now the patient is suing the New Bru...

Wakefield sues BMJ over MMR articles.

Jackie Fletcher's letter highlights an important area of concern, the failure of the government and medical profession to address the possibility of vaccine damage at a clinical level while retreating behind an unconvincing body of epidemiology [1]. Even the best conducted epidemiology might mask damage to significant subgroups as pointed out by for National Institutes of Health director, the l...

Karabus sues former UAE employers.

Buyer Monitoring: A Means to Insure Personalized Service

Vol. XLVI (October 2009), 573–583 573 © 2009, American Marketing Association ISSN: 0022-2437 (print), 1547-7193 (electronic) *Robert J. Kwortnik Jr. is Associate Professor of Marketing (e-mail: [email protected]), and W. Michael Lynn is Professor of Marketing (e-mail: [email protected]), Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. William T. Ross Jr. is Smeal Research Fellow in Marketing ...

Using Medicaid/SCHIP to Insure Working Families: The Massachusetts Experience

Massachusetts was the first State to implement a premium subsidy program for employer-sponsored health insurance, using both Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) funding. The Insurance Partnership (IP) provides subsidies directly to small employers, and the Premium Assistance Program provides subsidies to their low-income employees. Approximately 3,500 small firms curr...