Private Hospital Owner Prospect Medical Files for Bankruptcy January 13, 2025 By Dorothy Ma Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., once an active buyer of cash-strapped hospitals, filed for bankruptcy after struggling with debt piles and...
Jury Awards $300M to 3 Women Over Alleged Sex Abuse by Virginia Doctor October 1, 2024 A jury has ruled in favor of three women who alleged they were sexually abused while patients at a Virginia...
Massachusetts Looks to Shield Abortion Providers, Patients From Other States July 29, 2022 By Steve LeBlanc Massachusetts lawmakers approved a sweeping abortion bill Tuesday aimed in part at building a firewall to protect access to the...
New York Enacts New Legal Protections for Abortion Providers June 15, 2022 By Marina Villeneuve New York has expanded legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under legislation signed by Gov....
Under Scrutiny, Some Telehealth Firms Are Rethinking ADHD Drugs May 5, 2022 By Polly Mosendz, Caleb Melby and Jackie Davalos The largest online mental health startup has tightened its prescription practices after criticism by medical professionals that its aggressive social-media...
Malpractice Claims Against Hospitals Hold Steady But Severity Increases October 16, 2020 By Jim Sams The frequency of hospital professional liability claims is holding steady, but the cost of those claims is expected to increase...
Allied World Launches Professional Liability Policy for Healthcare Consultants December 13, 2017 Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings has launched a professional liability policy, offering coverage specifically designed to address the risks of...
Special Report: A Tale of Superbugs’ Deadly Costs November 22, 2016 By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Ryan McNeill Deborah J. Nelson With good reason, Dan Greulich’s doctors called him “the miracle man.” In the span of a decade, the insurance company...
Supreme Court Muddies Healthcare Liability Waters June 21, 2016 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion The Supreme Court is supposed to take appellate cases to make the law clearer. Last week’s opinion on healthcare fraud...
Federal Court Rules CGL Insurance Covers Data Breach April 12, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld a lower federal court in ruling that a commercial general liability policy...