Following up on a big change made last year to Kentucky’s medical malpractice system, state lawmakers are considering a measure...
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Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of “defensive...
A panel of medical experts would review proposed medical malpractice claims against health care providers before they could be pursued...
Medicare patients receive more diagnostic tests and emergency department referrals when treated by physicians who worry more about malpractice liability,...
A Maine man who was told he had only months to live because of an aggressive Stage 4 pancreatic cancer...
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a bill creating a new mediation process for patients injured by medical mistakes. Kitzhaber...
A Massachusetts physicians and hospitals association this week provided an update on the state’s implementation of the Communication, Apology, and...
It may become easier in the future for Massachusetts doctors to apologize for mistakes if an experiment by three major...
Insurers in Tennessee will payout fewer damages in medical malpractice cases after a new cap on damages took effect earlier...
A legislative committee debating a measure that would place limits on awards in medical malpractice lawsuits and change some rules...