Side Note: this article from The Hill reports on a bill currently in Congress, aimed at subsidizing malpractice insurance costs for physicians volunteering at community health centers.  Currently, the high liability insurance cost of volunteering makes it essentially impossible for most physicians to volunteer, though many would like to.  This bill would allow physicians to […]

Side Note: The Wisconsin Supreme Court has found that the state must repay $200M that it took out of the state patient compensation fund for malpractice.  This is a victory for the Wisconsin Medical Association, and for health care consumers in Wisconsin.  A solvent patient compensation fund keeps medical malpractice insurance premiums stable, and in […]

Side note: Yet more proof that defensive medicine is costing our health care system big bucks. According to a survey from the Archives of Internal Medicine, 90% of doctors say they order more tests because of fear of medical malpractice lawsuits. With the annual cost of defensive medicine estimated to be $60 billion, reform has […]

Side Note: ISMIE is the largest malpractice insurer in Illinois, and the Cunningham Group is pleased to see that its rates have held steady.  However, we share Dr. Jensen’s apprehension, considering that the results of the Illinois Supreme Court ruling early this year have yet to be seen.  Physicians who want to be sure that malpractice […]

This report, titled “Bad Medicine: A Check-Up On The New Federal Health Law” takes a look at the implementation of Obamacare after 100 days since it was passed. We here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com were not too pleased with the final version of this bill, mainly because it didn’t include decent Tort Reform legislation that would help […]

Side Note: After three years without an increase, New York malpractice insurance rates have been increased an average of 5% this year.  Though this is a manageable increase, New York is still a hostile legal climate for doctors.  New York physicians should advocate for tort reform in their state, so that premiums do not increase more. […]

side note: Medical malpractice tied to electronic health records is likely to see a boom in the coming years as the Affordable Healthcare Act, which mandates EHR usage, takes hold. It should be interesting. Electronic health record (EHR) systems will likely soon become a fixture in medical settings. Advocates claim they will reduce healthcare costs […]

Side note: On Friday, the Obama administration began distributing nearly $25 million in funds to research institutions for projects designed to lower the rate and cost of medical malpractice lawsuits. Several large universities and medical systems are among the recipients, including Ohio State University in Columbus and Multicare Health System in Tacoma, Washington. The funds […]

When we released the historic med mal insurance rate data for doctors a few months back, we knew we’d get some traction by offering this at no charge to our visitors, and hopefully future clients. We were shocked to find out how many people were interested in this type of med mal insurance data. We […]