Should you choose claims-made or occurrence-based coverage for your medical professional liability insurance? The short answer is … it depends. Variables include your needs and circumstances, cost factors, coverage terms, and risk factors...
Since late 2019, the insurance market has tightened for healthcare providers—especially for small and medium-sized medical practices. Insurers have increased premiums and restricted the number of policies they underwrite. ...
If you’re bothered by the growing cost of medical professional liability (MPL) insurance (and who isn’t?), here’s the situation—and what you can do about it....
Healthcare providers operate under intense regulatory scrutiny and personal accountability. While unscrupulous providers deserve such scrutiny, many innocent, well-meaning providers get entangled in unreasonable audits and investigations...
I recently read Jesse Eisinger’s account of how political, cultural, and institutional changes have led the U.S. justice system away from holding individuals accountable for corporate malfeasance toward deferred-prosecution agreements and large dollar settlements...
What are the trends in the healthcare regulatory risk landscape? How is this risk evolving? The U.S. government’s Health Care Fraud and Abuse and Medicaid Fraud Control Units reports provide insights into regulatory enforcement for healthcare providers...