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We are advocates for the health of the entire community—in and out of the clinical setting.

Aug 27, 2024
2024 Legislative Session Demonstrates Continued Assault on Medical Liability Protections
Elizabeth Healy, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, and Dennis Chiu, JD, Senior Government Relations Specialist, The Doctors Company
Medical liability reforms that helped to end medical malpractice crises in recent decades are increasingly under attack.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

The High Costs of Defensive Medicine
“Defensive medicine” is an increasingly common practice—the growing tendency of doctors to order needless tests to establish a medical record for their defense in case they are sued.

Nov 27, 2023
2023 Judicial Review: Significant Court Decisions on Medical Liability Issues
Dennis Chiu, JD, Senior Government Relations Specialist, The Doctors Company
In the past year, several state supreme courts handed down significant decisions that expand medical liability.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

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

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.

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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