Comments on: Caps, no caps: the number of medical malpractice suits is down either way http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org/caps-no-caps-the-number-of-medical-malpractice-suits-is-down-either-way.html A source for consumer, legal and political affairs news. Special reports, breaking news and analysis. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael End http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org/caps-no-caps-the-number-of-medical-malpractice-suits-is-down-either-way.html/comment-page-1#comment-261 Michael End Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:12:37 +0000 http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org/?p=2387#comment-261 Dr. Kirsch, According to the December 2009 AMA publication "Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US", the number of doctors in Iowa increased by over 10% from 2000 to 2007. The article could have included Minnesota as another example of low medical malpractice insurance premiums in a state without any caps on damages. An internist there pays $3,375, a general surgeon pays $11,306, and an OB/GYN pays $20,950. These figures are found in the October 2009 issue of Medical Liability Monitor. The truth is that there is no relationship between caps on damages and the cost of health care. Dr. Kirsch,
According to the December 2009 AMA publication “Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US”, the number of doctors in Iowa increased by over 10% from 2000 to 2007. The article could have included Minnesota as another example of low medical malpractice insurance premiums in a state without any caps on damages. An internist there pays $3,375, a general surgeon pays $11,306, and an OB/GYN pays $20,950. These figures are found in the October 2009 issue of Medical Liability Monitor. The truth is that there is no relationship between caps on damages and the cost of health care.

]]> By: Michael Kirsch, M.D. http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org/caps-no-caps-the-number-of-medical-malpractice-suits-is-down-either-way.html/comment-page-1#comment-260 Michael Kirsch, M.D. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:28:08 +0000 http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org/?p=2387#comment-260 i wonder if the Iowan docs all left for states with caps, explaining your data. i wonder if the Iowan docs all left for states with caps, explaining your data.

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