by PPN | Nov 23, 2015 | News
Government policy mistakes raise the prices of the things that Americans buy. An average American household can expect to pay an extra $4,440 each year thanks to just 12 such policy mistakes that have large costs and few benefits. Local, state, and federal governments...
by PPN | Nov 5, 2015 | Florida, News
Providing more care than necessary may work to lower a doctor’s risk of being accused of malpractice, suggests a new U.S. study. Although the results can’t prove extra expenditures are due to so-called defensive medicine, the researchers found that doctors...
by PPN | Oct 31, 2015 | Newsletter
Medical Liability Monitor: High Rates Remain Unchanged The annual survey of medical liability insurers showed rates little changed from 2014 to 2015, with clear inconsistencies from state to state that can be attributed to a given state’s medical liability climate....
by PPN | Oct 23, 2015 | Florida, News
Florida has the highest loss rate among states when it comes to settling medical malpractice claims, according to a new study from Aon Risk Solutions and the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. The cost of settling and defending medical malpractice claims...
by PPN | Oct 20, 2015 | California, Florida, Minnesota, New York, News, Wisconsin
Physicians paid about the same in liability insurance premiums in 2015 as in 2014, and analysts don’t see costs changing anytime soon. A nationwide survey of insurers by the Medical Liability Monitor shows that 71% of insurance premiums did not change this year, while...
