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Commercial finance firm CapitalSource Inc. has recently published the winter 2004 edition of its free quarterly report called Insights, which focuses on medical malpractice litigation and its effect on insurance premiums and resultant patient access problems.
This report, entitled “Medical Liability Reform: Seeking Solutions to the Current Health Care Crisis,” features detailed information on specific settlements, the effects of large jury awards and current and proposed tort reform legislation.
“Since we monitor the key issues that affect middle market businesses, CapitalSource offers these Insights reports as a value-added service for sharing our knowledge with clients and the business community,” said John Delaney, the CEO of CapitalSource. “Healthcare trends are especially important to us as we have issued more than $2 billion in loan commitments to a wide range of healthcare businesses over the last several years.”
This fifth edition of Insights also includes a state-by-state recap of
legislative developments regarding limitations on non-economic damages.
Earlier reports in the Insights series include:
* The Retail Industry: The Multi-Channel Revolution
* The Fractional Resort Industry: A New Concept in Vacation Real Estate
* Private Equity: Best Practices in Fund Management
* Disease Management: Coordinating Chronic Care
For more information, visit www.capitalsource.com.