Malpractice?

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<p>Here is a medical malpractice primer from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
<a href=“http://www.rwjf.org/publications/synthesis/reports_and_briefs/pdf/no10_primer.pdf[/url]”>http://www.rwjf.org/publications/synthesis/reports_and_briefs/pdf/no10_primer.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Professional liability insurance premiums do vary dramatically by specialty and state. Neurosurgery, spine surgery and OB have the highest rates (up to $200K in some states); Indeed, recent residents finishing training in Pennsylvania are leaving the state in droves.</p>

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The high cost of medical malpractice insurance is a leading reason cited by new doctors for leaving Pennsylvania when their training is finished, according to a new survey. More than three-quarters of the medical residents surveyed said they planned to leave Pennsylvania, and almost half of those doctors said the cost of liability insurance was the reason for their departure.

<a href=“medliabilitypa.org”>medliabilitypa.org;