The legal and financial environment surrounding malpractice premiums and lawsuits has intensified as awards of more than $10 million become increasingly commonplace in healthcare. Here are six things ...

High malpractice insurance costs and tort reform are hot topics for all physicians, especially for orthopedic and spine surgeons. Here, Patrick Sedlak and Mark Aldous, both senior vice presidents with ...

But there is one solution that will simultaneously increase access to care, reduce costs, increase quality of care and attract thousands of physicians to the state: no-fault medical malpractice, ...

While no final deal has been struck, negotiations between hospital executives, trial lawyers and other stakeholders on ...

Trial lawyer Ben Davis’s recent column, “the real root of NM’s doctor shortage,” attempted to deny the role that New Mexico’s medical malpractice environment is playing in driving the state’s ...

With over a decade of experience as a personal finance writer, Jackie Lam simplifies complex financial topics for consumers who want to improve their financial situations, develop a healthy ...

In the new era of healthcare, government and private payers are shifting from volume-based reimbursement to value-based reimbursement. As private payers refine their networks and move away from ...

However, House Minority Whip Alan Martinez, R-Bernalillo, who voted against the bill, said the amendment to exclude hospital systems and hospitals owned by out-of-state corporations from a proposed $6 ...

Medical malpractice insurance is essential for you as a healthcare professional, but you may wonder why it is so costly, especially in Florida. More patients are making claims, and the value of ...

Connecticut’s 29 acute-care hospitals experienced a 16 percent decrease in medical malpractice insurance costs from 2009 to 2012, but according to hospital officials within the state, the reduction in ...