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04/01/2005

Malpractice costs: Share and share alike Group practices can benefit from shared-limit policies Malpractice crisis or not, it's highly unlikely that your group practice of 10 physicians will run up a $30 million malpractice bill each year. But that's how much insurance the average group purchases if the 10 physicians in question each opt for conventional, individual, $1 million per claim/$3 million aggregate insurance policies.

04/01/2005

Reality check: Doctors look at reality TV's portrayal of plastic surgery Turn on the television these days and on one channel you're likely to see someone getting liposuctioned, lifted, and tucked. Change the station, and you may watch someone else being trimmed or implanted. Personal improvement reality programs such as ABC's Extreme Makeover, FOX's The Swan, and cable shows such as Dr. 90210 and I Want a Famous Face have recently exploded in popularity. An essential element of these transformation tales is the willingness of ordinary Americans to undergo substantial cosmetic surgery.

03/28/2005
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