Striking numbers: “Despite statewide reforms designed to lower the cost of medical malpractice insurance, the most expensive annual premium for a general surgeon in Wayne County [Detroit] reached $194,000 for $1 million of coverage — a 60 percent increase over last year, according to a survey released last week by Medical Liability Monitor, a trade journal. A doctor in Grand Rapids would pay $63,000 for the same coverage.” Both are doing better than general surgeons in Dade County, Fla., where the comparable figure is $277,000. (Sheri Hall, “Malpractice rates drive off doctors”, Detroit News, Oct. 25). More: MichMedMal blog, Oct. 25.
Michigan malpractice
Striking numbers: “Despite statewide reforms designed to lower the cost of medical malpractice insurance, the most expensive annual premium for a general surgeon in Wayne County [Detroit] reached $194,000 for $1 million of coverage — a 60 percent increase over last year, according to a survey released last week by Medical Liability Monitor, a trade […]
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