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2. Medical malpractice in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Doctors' groups, patients, and insurance companies have criticized medical malpractice litigation as expensive, adversarial, unpredictable, and inefficient. They claim that the cost of medical malpractice litigation in the United States has steadily increased at almost 12 percent annually since 1975. [26]

3. Non-economic damages caps - Wikipedia

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   Within the United States, the impact of damages caps on the number of malpractice claims paid out by insurance companies varies by state and, in many states, reviews of malpractice premiums following the implementation of damages caps showed that the caps had no effect on premiums. [12]

4. Malpractice Insurance Prices Are Stopping Small Clinics From ...

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   Even in states where laws protect minors’ access to gender-affirming care, malpractice insurance premiums are keeping small and independent clinics from treating patients.

5. Medical malpractice payouts are ballooning—and insurers are ...

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   From 2013 to 2023, the American court system saw a roughly 67% increase in the number of medical malpractice verdicts awarding $10 million or more.Last year, more than half of these verdicts ...

6. Health care workforce crisis: Why is New Mexico losing doctors?

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   Think New Mexico reported that in 2022 New Mexico had the largest medical malpractice insurance loss per state. "Just being sued causes extreme stress and anxiety on a physician," Clark said. "If ...

7. Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act - Wikipedia

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   The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) of 1975 was a statute enacted by the California Legislature in September 1975 [1] and signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in September. [2] This Act was intended to lower medical malpractice liability insurance premiums for healthcare providers in California by decreasing their potential ...