The Connecticut Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved legislation that would significantly hamper the effectiveness of the state’s 2005 medical malpractice tort reforms. In 2005, the Connecticut legislature passed a law that requires a person alleging medical malpractice to get a written opinion from a physician practicing in a similar specialty as the accused that supports […]

If I purchase a claims-made policy do I have to buy a malpractice insurance tail? The agents and brokers at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com are asked this question multiple times per day. The answer always is: it depends. The truth is that a physician should always know his or her options no matter what type of policy he […]

On March 22, the United States House of Representatives voted 223-181 to pass House Resolution 5 (HR 5), the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) for Medicare as well as place a federal $250,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits, limit punitive damages, establish […]

No matter what type of medical malpractice insurance policy you may be covered under, it is important to understand the tail feature of the policy. The agents and brokers of MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com discuss medical malpractice insurance tail features and explain tail concepts to physicians and medical providers on a daily basis. So, what is a medical […]

Like most physicians, we believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is particularly true when it comes to patient complaints. Did you know that many med mal claims stem from patient complaints –not necessarily medical errors? What can be done to prevent a patient complaint from turning into a […]

On March 15, the New Hampshire Senate unveiled Senate Bill 406, an early offer program for the state’s medical liability lawsuits. If enacted, the bill promises to have a deflating effect on the cost of medical malpractice insurance for doctors and the overall cost of medical malpractice litigation in the state. The early offers program […]

A bill currently in front of the Connecticut General Assembly, and championed by the trial lawyers lobby, intends to weaken the definition of an expert witness in medical malpractice lawsuits. If the requirements attached to expert testimony are weakened, it would likely have an inflationary effect on medical malpractice insurance rates for healthcare workers practicing […]

Social media is everywhere, including medicine. But, what does this new boom in technology mean for the doctor-patient relationship and a physician’s liability? And, what role does liability insurance play? As physicians get more and more comfortable online, Tweeting, posting to their practice’s Facebook page, answering e-mails from patients, are they opening themselves up to […]

On March 9th, the Florida legislature adjourned its 2012 session without passing three anticipated healthcare liability bills. The liability bills would have dealt with assisted-living facilities, medical malpractice lawsuits and the dispensing of drugs to workers-comp patients. Of greatest concern to the Florida Medical Association and its physician members was the bill dealing with medical […]