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Thursday, July 11, 2002Since the first of the year, five lawsuits against physicians and hospitals have resulted in verdicts totaling some $28 million, according to the group. In recent years, eye-popping, $100 million-plus verdicts and settlements gave Mississippi a reputation as a haven for trial lawyers. Don't think that the problem is confined to Mississippi or the other states fingered by the AMA as having malpractice insurance problems. It's nationwide: Though Mississippi's problem is one of the worst, the average malpractice award nationwide is now $3.5 million, the AMA says, and insurance companies have raised liability premiums to doctors 79 percent in less than 10 years. The group is lobbying for national reform. It's only a matter of time before the crisis catches up to all the states. posted by Sydney on 7/11/2002 10:40:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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