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Monday, May 08 2006 @ 03:51 PM EDT Contributed by: James Views: 604
ABSTRACT: The conventional wisdom is that malpractice premiums have steadily risen.
and now constitute a crisis for medical practice. The best available data suggest otherwise.
Marc Rodwin
American Medical Association (AMA) surveys of self-employed physicians from 1970 to
2000 indicate that premiums rose until 1986, then declined until 1996, rose thereafter, but were lower in 2000 than in 1986. Other items represented a much greater share of total practice expenses in 1970 yet increased rapidly until 1996 and moderately thereafter,
while spending on premiums fell during 1986-2000. National trends were reflected with
variations in obstetrics/gynecology, surgery, and anesthesiology and in nine regions surveyed.
