Side Note: In the health care world, Massachusetts has a reputation for being progressive and ahead of its time. Massachusetts has already enacted universal coverage and is now looking to undertake the next step and work on cost-containment. Many health care experts are watching Massachusetts to see what lessons can be learned and applied, particularly […]

Side Note: It’s tough being a physician in New York state. New York has some of the highest med mal policy rates in the country. If you’d like to view a history of New York med mal rates over the past 10 years, we have them. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like any sort of med […]

Side Note: We here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com appreciate all efforts aimed at med mal reform. Because, as physician advocates, we believe attempts at reform can not only help fix a broken med mal system in need of repair, they can also help lower our physicians’ med mal rates. The Obama administration recently touted the use of […]

Side Note: As we all know, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) did not have a whole lot of med mal reform in it. The very thoughtful paper below discusses at length the many issues related to health care reform and med mal reform. We here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com are not sure that we […]

Side Note: We here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com often like to talk about the importance of doctor-patient communication and how communicating well with patients not only enhances the doctor-patient relationship, but it also leads to higher patient satisfaction which can often limit the chances of a med mal lawsuit. Another significant thing physicians can do to limit […]

Side Note: Oregon physicians once knew what is was like to practice medicine with caps on med mal lawsuits –and then they didn’t. But, maybe they will again? Gov. John Kitzhaber is in the midst of a broad health care overhaul for the state of Oregon. And, currently his “transformation team” is working to convert […]

Side Note: New York physicians pay some of the highest medical liability insurance rates in the country and something has to give. Will New York be the next state to join the coveted group of 35 states that currently have some sort of med mal insurance award caps? Could it be? If Governor Cuomo has […]

Side Note: As we all know, there are many problems with the current health care system. One of those problems is the chronic misuse of emergency rooms around the county. While there are many reasons for this, one is the unfortunate reality that many individuals don’t have a primary care provider or good preventative care. […]

Side Note: Ah, the irony. Less and less patients are going to the emergency room for an emergency. And, instead, they are going in growing numbers to urgent care centers. But, why? Could it possibly be that there is another flaw in our current health care system? Are patients learning that emergency rooms are no […]