Produced exclusively for MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com by the Medical Liability Monitor.The Monitor is the only independent source of consistent, reliable coverage and fresh perspectives on medical professional liability insurance and risk management. 1. Chicago’s Cook County has consistently ranked as one of the worst tort climates in the nation. As such, it ranks in the “top five” […]

side note: The state of Texas has been looked at as an example of strong tort reform, and the result has been lower medical malpractice insurance premiums as well as an influx of doctors wishing to practice in the state. In 2003, the Texas Legislature passed medical liability reforms that capped non-economic damages for injured […]

side note: Looks like this Sandwich doctor wants to scrap the system and start fresh. Her letter to the editor explains how the medical malpractice resolution system is flawed and needs to be updated in order to attract more doctors to Massachusetts. I am pleased the Sandwich Health Association is offering $30,000 toward local physician […]

side note: United States Se. Lindsey Graham is recommending a “Loser Pays” law for medical malpractice claims. In this scenario, if a patient sued his or her doctor for medical malpractice and lost, the patient would have to pay the doctor’s legal fees. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced legislation Monday that would require losing […]

side note: Could this be the start to the end of the blatant case of medical malpractice in Nevada where potentially hundreds of patients were negligently exposed to hep c? A district judge Monday approved a settlement of 18 medical malpractice lawsuits stemming from the Las Vegas hepatitis C outbreak. The settlement with 18 former […]

side note: According a new Institute of Medicine report, 98,000 deaths occur due to medical malpractice. To make reparations more difficult would disproportionately affect women in the United States Contrary to the assertions of those alleging the need for medical malpractice reform, the biggest crisis related to medical malpractice is not an epidemic of frivolous […]

side note: Most doctors in the United States support tort reforms that would make it more difficult to sue for medical malpractice, arguing that this would decrease the cost of healthcare. This doctor’s essay makes the opposite claim. When you start thinking of how much money is spent on malpractice insurance for doctors, $22 billion, […]

side note: Part of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act is to implement alternative medical malpractice resolution systems. Will such experiments be enough to cut down on defensive medicine and reduce the overall cost of healthcare in the United States? When President Barack Obama addressed Congress earlier this year on health care reform, one […]

side note: Did the insurance industry shoot itself in the foot? Did the industry’s attempt last week to torpedo reform place itself in the crosshairs to have its anti-trust exemption revoked? This is a scenario that will play itself out over the course of the next two months. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has acknowledged […]