ADVISORY/Malpractice Insurance Adds to Healthcare Costs.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001 TOPIC: According to medical experts, health care costs for individuals are expected to increase about 10 percent this year, with rising malpractice premiums accounting for about one-tenth of that rise. A story by the New York Times says that larger average jury awards for malpractice suits, paired with premium miscalculations by insurance companies will likely raise the cost of malpractice insurance by as much as 30 percent this year. That increase, in turn, is typically passed on to medical consumers both as higher insurance premiums for healthcare, and in the form of more expensive services in the doctor's office, the story said. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Mr. Arthur Shorr is head of Arthur S. Shorr & Associates, Inc. Founded in 1983, Arthur S. Shorr & Associates, Inc. is a management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects firm specializing in providing professional business and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. services to Hospitals, Medical Groups, and Physicians. Founder and President of the firm, Arthur S. Shorr, is a Veteran of 30 years' experience in the health care field, serving in senior executive positions for leading university affiliated teaching medical centers in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , Wisconsin, and Michigan. 818/225-7055 Prof. Gerald Kominski works at UCLA's School of Public Health where his research focuses on evaluating the costs and cost-effectiveness of medical programs and technologies, with a particular emphasis on Medicare payment Noun 1. medicare payment - a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care medicare check bank check, check, cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" policies for hospitals and physicians. His other research interests include estimating the financial impacts of alternative approaches to health care reform and improving access and health outcomes among ethnic and vulnerable populations. PR: Dan Page dpage@support.ucla.edu Dr. Harold Bursztajn teaches at Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Medical School. His expertise includes risk management and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. prevention and response. Expert for medical and mental health care organizations in employment, ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. 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