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 ...

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 ...

Hammond-Henry Hospital wanted Dr. Calvin Atwell to practice general surgery, but his insurance company didn't want him doing it in Illinois. Four months after he started at the Geneseo hospital, Dr.

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 ...

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 ...

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 last straw for ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Tom Boran and his partner came when their annual malpractice insurance premiums rose to $92,000 from $54,000 this year. Neither has lost a ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- In Illinois' intense debate over the cost of medical malpractice, insurance companies and trial lawyers are often bitter enemies. Kim Presbrey is determined to change that. A ...

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 ...

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 ...