The Midwest Medical Legal Advisor provides legal information for healthcare providers and administrators, malpractice insurance professionals, and attorneys.
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now (to the E.R.)?
America's healthcare system has been no stranger to controversy over the years. A large piece of the current debate pertains to the cost of healthcare – with the finger often pointed at the rising expense of emergency medicine and unnecessary treatments. One of the goals of the new healthcare overhaul is to lessen this burden with more access to primary care physicians. Another proposed solution is to make patients front the [...]