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Study Reports Medical Malpractice Payouts Rise Only 4%; Doctors Go to Cap States

National News • June 1, 2005
Contrary to popular belief, growth in malpractice payments was consistent with increases in health care spending between 1991 and 2003. In fact, payments grew only 4 percent per year during that ...

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Subject: missing the boat

Posted On: June 1, 2005, 12:07 pm CDT
Posted By: compman
Comment:
Ok, I must be completely dumb or just missing the boat on this one. Since when can you tie malpractice payouts to the cost of healthcare? Isn't malpractice payouts based on the presumed injury to the patient and loss of income potential and damages? I don't see the link. This is just another smokescreen by the attorneys to try and shift the blame elsewhere. Nowhere in the article does it mention insurer expenses to fight these claims. Only mentions the payout totals.
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Med Mal Study Chuck Marlin
Jun 9, 2005, 10:10 am
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Jun 6, 2005, 2:58 pm
Flaws LLCJ
Jun 6, 2005, 2:03 pm
RE: missing the boat Jared
Jun 1, 2005, 1:27 pm
Very Leaky Boat Natty Bumppo
Jun 1, 2005, 12:52 pm
missing the boat compman
Jun 1, 2005, 12:07 pm
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