We are pleased to announce that MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com is the only place on the Internet to see how much physicians are paying for their medical malpractice insurance. The unique part of this is that we have data that goes back to the year 2000. Want to know if Tort Reform actually lowered rates in Texas when […]

side note: On the surface, this looks like a harsh ruling, but it does affirm the bulletproof nature of Texas’ tort reforms. Many states would like to see their tort reforms stand up to this kind of scrutiny. Patients in Texas must file malpractice claims within 10 years of when an alleged negligence occurred and […]

side note: Wow! I found this to be a surprise. Even with the investment sector still moving in relative chaos, the highly respected Standard & Poor’s Rating Service is forecasting a continued soft market for medical liability insurance. What does this do to the argument that medical malpractice insurance rates are climbing unchecked through the […]

side note: Found this over at KevinMD’s blog and thought that I should re-post this because all Cunningham Group website visitors should be aware of these. With the explosion of smart phone sales, and the increased awareness of EMR/EHR…these types of apps have become increasingly important to physicians who want to use technology to better….and […]

President Barack Obama has decided to take 4 Republican ideas and move forward to try and find some common ground and get something done with the proposed health care bill. The four ideas are: 1. Going after fraud by using undercover patients. 2. Putting more money back into the pockets of physicians that take medicare […]

We here at Cunningham Group were extremely disappointed that trial lawyers got their way in Illinois and were able to strike down the 2005 Tort Reform legislation put into place to help with the absurd insurance rates physicians have to pay for their professional medical liability. A new study conducted by the consulting firm Millman […]

The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled that limitations on non-economic damages in med-mal lawsuits was unconstitutional. This has set in motion a huge PR campaign by all sides involved to cement their stance on the issue. The Illinois Department of Insurance< just made theirs known. Their latest news release shows that since 2005, there has […]

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released a new report that identifies “high-priority areas on which public health organizations and professionals should focus in order to accelerate progress in hypertension reduction and control.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked the IOM to create this report because hypertension is one of the leading […]

I just read an interesting article at confused.com on the impact of your home insurance prices if you use social media sites. Why you ask? Well….a lot of people like to Tweet or tell their friends on Facebook and MySpace that they are going on vacation….or heading over to a friend’s house for dinner. That’s […]