Posts Tagged ‘malpractice insurance’
Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform
Medical malpractice costs are a flash point for physicians and malpractice trial lawyers with each side claiming that their solutions would avoid disaster for patients and our health care delivery system. The issue is a distraction, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be addressed. The topic obstructs discussion of the higher impact reforms that [...]
Change in Procedures Lets Medical Malpractice Industry Thrive
There has been more stability over the past 35 years in the medical malpractice insurance industry as practitioners and states have taken actions designed to reduce claims and reduce the cost of reaching settlements. Several factors are contributing to the new stability including: state efforts to rein in out-of-control settlements of [...]
California Medical Malpractice to Save Millions
The California Department of Insurance announced that malpractice rate rollbacks on policies offered by the Medical Protection Company (MedPro) and NCMIC Insurance Company will save doctors and other medical providers nearly $4 million annually in premiums. These companies joined three others whose rates were recently lowered as a result of [...]
