September 24, 2026 by matray

Federal legislation introduced this month would establish nationwide restrictions on corporate ownership and control of medical practices while limiting the authority of management services organizations and strengthening protections for physicians and other licensed healthcare professionals.  The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act of 2026 would generally prohibit a partnership or… Continue reading...

September 24, 2026 by matray

California legislation that would establish new liability rules for artificial intelligence used in patient care is awaiting action by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the measure. Assembly Bill 2575, which cleared the Legislature Aug. 31, and was presented to Newsom Sept. 15, would… Continue reading...

March 5, 2026 by matray

by Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury March 5, 2026 What started as a “small little bill” by Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, to cap prejudgement interest in medical malpractice lawsuits on Wednesday evolved into a proposed doubling of payment caps for plaintiffs of successful lawsuits. Virginia’s House of Delegates went into… Continue reading...

December 12, 2022 by matray

Study Shows Wide Variance Among States’ Malpractice Costs Physicians, nurses and healthcare workers in the state of New York suffered the largest number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed between 2012 and 2022, while those in Wisconsin experienced the fewest filings during the same period, according to a study published online… Continue reading...

October 7, 2021 by matray

Editor’s Note: The Medical Professional Liability Association (MPL Association) president and CEO Brian K. Atchinson issued the following statement about the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 (S. 2941/H.R. 5239) that was introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy, MD, and Angus King as well as Representatives Raul Ruiz, MD, and… Continue reading...

October 7, 2021 by matray

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, MD, and Angus King reintroduced the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act to provide medical professionals with a limited, but consistent, level of legal protection while volunteering during federally-declared disasters. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Marsha Blackburn, Roger Wicker, John Boozman, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Jeanne Shaheen and Joe Manchin co-sponsored… Continue reading...

August 19, 2020 by matray

Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis. According to a 2018 report by the medical professional liability insurance company Coverys, Diagnostic Accuracy: Room for Improvement, diagnosis-related failures are the single largest root cause of medical malpractice claims and result in indemnity payments higher than the next five highest categories combined. More than half… Continue reading...

June 17, 2020 by matray

The Board of Governors for the Wisconsin Injured Patients & Families Compensation Fund today voted to waive premiums for the next fiscal year for the healthcare professionals and providers enrolled in the fund. The premium holiday was originally requested by the Wisconsin Medical Society and endorsed by the Fund’s Actuarial… Continue reading...

April 2, 2020 by matray

U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced the Facilitating Innovation to Fight Coronavirus Act. The emergency legislation would limit liability for healthcare professionals who are fighting coronavirus. “In ERs and ICUs across America, doctors and nurses are writing the playbook as they fight this virus… Continue reading...

April 2, 2020 by matray

At the direction of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable issued a request to medical malpractice insurers aimed at expanding access to telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and at ensuring retired and out-of-state health care workers can get the medical malpractice coverage in order to support the state's… Continue reading...