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February 22, 2012(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. Army is investigating suggestions that diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder in 14 soldiers were changed to limit their eligibility for disability benefits.
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White Paper Urges Physician Assistants To Go Beyond Employer-Provider Medical Malpractice Insurance
07/6/11Report asserts that Physician Assistants may be vulnerable in medical malpractice lawsuits and need to supplement their employer-provided coverage with a personal policy Woodbridge, N.J., July 6, 2011 – Physician Assistants may not be fully or properly covered if they … Read More »
NIP Programs Launches MedEdge for Physician Assistants – Medical Professional Liability Insurance
03/1/11MedEdge Protects, Defends and Rewards Physician Assistants with Personal, Customizable and Affordable Professional Liability Coverage – including AD&D and Occupational Incident Benefits Woodbridge, N.J., March 1, 2011 – NIP Programs, a division of NIP Group, Inc. (www.NIPGroup.com), a leader in … Read More »