Lawmakers have begun filing bills seeking to end the practice of beginning almost all malpractice lawsuits with the threat of punitive damages.

It's a bit alarming to hear doctors say their practices -- and, therefore, access to quality health care -- are being threatened by the cost of swelling medical malpractice insurance. The health-care ...

Pat Jilek can’t find a doctor. When the former train conductor and railway safety representative retired in 2022, he and his ...

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, ...

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 ...

Georgia physicians are suffering from two ailments at the same time. On the one hand, they face the threat of frivolous malpractice lawsuits requiring them to practice defensive medicine. To protect ...

OLYMPIA -- A state program designed to help doctors find medical malpractice insurance is being terminated because of lack of interest, the state insurance commissioner's office said yesterday. The ...

New Mexico is on the verge of a health care access disaster — and it’s being caused by a medical malpractice insurance system that is driving out physicians, punishing hospitals, ...

As healthcare leaders, our responsibility is clear: ensure patients can access high-quality care close to home. Here in New Mexico, that mission is being undermined by medical malpractice laws that ...

About two-thirds of New Mexico physicians are considering leaving the state, according to the results of a survey conducted ...