Category Archives: Texas Medical Malpractice Insurance

Study Questions Texas Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Mike Matray

A new study of call into question the commonly held belief that Texas’s 2003 tort reform not only lowered medical malpractice insurance premiums, but also attracted an influx of doctors to serve the state’s more rural patients The 2003 Texas … Continue reading →

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Tennessee General Assembly Looking at More Tort Reform to Lower Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Mike Matray

Last year was a banner year for the passage of state-level tort reforms. In fact, the American Tort Reform Society pronounced 2011 to be the “most productive year for the enactment of meaningful state civil justice reforms in recent memory.” … Continue reading →

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The Debate Over Damage Caps, Access to Care & the Cost of Medical Malpractice Claims

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Mike Matray

Diametrically opposed factions have been fighting to frame the debate over the success of the medical liability tort reforms implemented by the Texas Legislature and enshrined in the state constitution by voter approval in 2003. On one side of the … Continue reading →

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Texas Tort Reform Doesn’t Lower Cost of Healthcare; Does Lower Cost of Medical Malpractice Insurance

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen recently released a study that analyzed data from Texas, which in 2003 imposed some of the strictest liability caps in the country. While medical malpractice litigation plummeted dramatically since the caps were imposed, … Continue reading →

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MACM: Mississippi Doesn’t Need More Medical Malpractice Tort Reform

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: The below article is very interesting in the fact that Mississippi’s largest medical malpractice insurer, Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi (MACM), has gone on the record as saying the state does not need additional tort reforms. That’s right, … Continue reading →

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Rising Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums? Yes & No

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: The author of this article uses the Annual Rate Survey data published by Medical Liability Monitor — which illustrates a downward trend in medical malpractice insurance premiums — to question whether federal tort reform should be included in … Continue reading →

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Even Tort Reform Proponents Oppose National Texas-Style Medical Malpractice Law

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This story is interesting because it illustrates the Catch-22 the Republican party faces with tort reform. The modern Republican party has aligned itself with libertarian and small-government, states’ rights proponents. They have also aligned themselves with the business … Continue reading →

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New Texas Medical Liability Tort Reforms Took Effect This Month

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: On Sept. 1, a series of tort reforms—signed into law in May—intended to expedite the resolution of lawsuits and discourage plaintiffs from filing non-meritorious actions went into effect. These new reforms are in addition to the already stringent … Continue reading →

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New York Physicians Finding Things a Lot Better in Texas

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: They say things are bigger and better in Texas and this is true for New York physicians who relocate to the Lone Star State. Due to tort reform legislation, known at Prop 12, that went into effect in … Continue reading →

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Texas Companies Would Prefer to be Sued for Medical Malpractice?

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This story really hits home how  successful medical malpractice tort reform has been in Texas. In this case, the provider of laser hair removal is arguing that a claim against it should be considered “medical malpractice” and not … Continue reading →

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