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A thoroughly excellent synopsis of the med mal insurance industry's good fortune reveals that the number of suits filed is a small fraction of those that could be filed, and likely won.
According to Jason Shafrin;
"Less than 3% of people who receive negligent physician care actually sue."
So, could politicians, physicians, and misguided health care economists please stop whining about med mal? It could be a whole lot worse.
Joseph Paduda is the principal of Health Strategy Associates.
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