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Sep 01, 2023
Inflationary Pressure on Medical Liability Reforms Increasing
Elizabeth Y. Healy, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, The Doctors Company
Across the nation, inflation is affecting medical liability reforms and making it difficult to defend hard-won protections.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

The High Costs of Defensive Medicine
“Defensive medicine” is an increasingly common practice that should concern every American woman—the growing tendency of doctors to order needless tests to establish a medical record for their defense in case they are sued. Defensive medicine exacts huge costs, in both fiscal and human terms.

Video Mar 13, 2024
Choose a Doctor-Owned Medical Malpractice Insurer
Choosing a medical malpractice insurer involves more than just reviewing the cost of premiums—physicians must consider which insurer has their best interests at heart. Consolidation in the industry has led to shareholder-owned companies acquiring doctor-owned companies and vice-versa. When an acquisition brings a doctor-owned company into the hands of shareholders, physicians have a prime opportunity to ask: Is this the type of insurer I want protecting my reputation?

Mar 07, 2025
Health Equity’s Role in Public Policy
Remi Stone, JD, Director, Government Relations, The Doctors Company
Health equity is increasingly informing lawmakers’ decision making.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Mar 06, 2026
Anti-Anchoring: Tackling High Medical Liability Damage Amounts Through Tort Reform
Remi Stone, JD, Assistant Vice President, Government Relations, The Doctors Company
Trial lawyers have increasingly been using the “anchoring” technique to inflate the value of medical malpractice verdicts. Combatting this trend will require new defense tactics in the courtroom as well as anti-anchoring legislation.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

The Alzheimer’s Project CME Series
Because of an inadequate number of neurologists, psychiatrists, and geriatricians serving an increasing population of seniors with cognitive decline, most dementias will be diagnosed and managed by primary care practitioners. The Alzheimer’s Project is an on-demand CME series that trains primary care physicians and other healthcare practitioners on standardized screening, evaluation, and management of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Mar 06, 2026
Continuing Education for Physicians Needs More Flexibility, More Relevance, and Fewer Headaches
Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, FACC, Medical Director, The Doctors Company and TDC Group
To keep pace as medical knowledge advances, physicians have an opportunity—and an obligation—to rethink continuing education. We need our learning to be more continuous, more experiential, and more collaborative.
From The Doctor’s Advocate