<p>Bill…some sites for you, the third site seems to be in keeping with your last post. Yet, the first two challenge that study…</p>
<p>From Dec., 2005…“In October 2005 Aon released its Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability 2005 Benchmark Analysis. The major finding of this years analysis, which includes historical claims information for accident years 1995 to 2004, is that while the severity of medical malpractice claims remains on the rise growing at a trend rate of 7.5 percent annually the overall frequency of claims is falling. For the first time in the history of the report the frequency trend indicates a one percent decrease in claims for both hospitals and physicians. The study also found that the four states Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida and California that are leading the decline in frequency have each enacted some form of legislative reform that has made it less attractive for plaintiffs lawyers to file claims: Texas, Florida and California by capping noneconomic damage awards, among other things…”
<a href=“404 - Page not found | III”>Medical Malpractice | III;
<p>and from April 2005…
“Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Cash in on Record High Malpractice Payouts”…
<a href=“Medical and health information”>Medical and health information;
<p>dissenting point of view ( Oct. 2001) from…
<a href=“http://www.commondreams.org/news2001/1016-02.htm[/url]”>http://www.commondreams.org/news2001/1016-02.htm</a></p>