nationally. Chandra particularly attacks the doctors' argument that higher malpractice payments, which can result from having no cap, directly lead to higher liability insurance rates. "The ...

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 ...

Judging by 3 representative specialties, physicians in 2013 are once again experiencing relief on malpractice insurance premiums. Collective rates for obstetrician-gynecologists, internists, and ...

Doctors have complained for years about the malpractice insurance rates in New York State. Rates have grown so high, some doctors have migrated away from their private practices into medical groups, ...

Successful reforms targeting medical malpractice in 1975 and workers' compensation in 1991 solved Louisiana's insurance crises of those times. In 1975, Louisiana enacted medical malpractice reform ...

In all sectors – from eggs on the grocery store shelves, car repair costs, mortgage rates and what it costs to see your doctor – Americans everywhere are experiencing higher prices on goods and ...

Top officials from Maryland's insurance industry have quietly been working with advocates for trial lawyers and doctors to draw up a plan that would rein in the skyrocketing cost of medical ...

NEXT reports on the differences among malpractice, professional liability, and errors and omissions insurance, highlighting ...

In order to drive a car in New Jersey, you need a license and insurance. If your negligent driving injures someone, you have insurance not only to protect yourself, but to protect the person you ...

"Doctors are just afraid somebody is going to sue them," he said. "It's not that hard to sue a doctor. A lawyer can always find a medical expert to say something is wrong with medical treatment." Like ...