Physicians face a myriad of financial and legal risks not seen in many other professions, including malpractice lawsuits and personal liability. At the same time, while doctors are among the most ...

“In many places, PAs no longer have a physician signing off on everything. The PA may be the only supervisor within an ...

A national study found that between 2019-2024, New Mexico lost 8.1% of our doctor workforce (248), while the number of doctors nationally increased by 7.3% (44,272). New Mexico also has the oldest ...

Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) waded into a crowd of more than 200 restless doctors on a recent evening and issued a call to arms: Your help is desperately needed in Annapolis, he said, to ...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has declared the high price and limited availability of medical malpractice insurance to be an emergency. He wants the Legislature, which convenes this week, to limit punitive ...

Medical professionals are encouraged to take out malpractice insurance to cover damages and costs arising from errors or negligence. Mental health professionals also have the opportunity to protect ...

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 ...

Many doctors in the United States are feeling the pressure of increasing malpractice insurance rates. Neighboring states like Wyoming were blind-sided by the severity of the problem in their state.

Malpractice insurers are looking glum. Right now, competition is driving down medical malpractice insurance rates. Their business is cyclical. While it has been doing well for the past few years, with ...

News that The Doctors Company is spending $1.3 billion to buy ProAssurance and take the specialty medical insurer private could be a sign of more consolidation among companies in the business of ...

The fear, stress and cost associated with medical malpractice claims is contributing to health care shortages across Georgia, particularly in rural areas, industry leaders told state lawmakers during ...

Data show that New Mexico was losing OB-GYNs before the insurance spike in recent years. Between 2017 and 2021—before the ...