Two Korean Doctors and One British Doctor Are Accused of Medical Negligence Every Day. Why Are the Numbers Different?
In Korea, two physicians are hauled to court daily for professional negligence. The number exceeds the annual number of cases in which British doctors are charged with professional negligence. In the United Kingdom, seven doctors were prosecuted with and convicted of professional negligence between 2013 and 2018. Four were found responsible. 128 cases were terminated […]
Ambulance Company to Halt Some Rides in Southern California, Citing Low Medicaid Rates
For 23 years, the private ambulance industry in California had gone without an increase in the base rate the state pays it to transport Medicaid enrollees. At the start of the year, it asked the state legislature to more than triple the rate, from around $110 to $350 per ride. The request went unheeded. In September, American […]