Vermont is among the states with the fewest medical malpractice claims. According to an official report dated December 15, 2005, the following conclusions regarding medical malpractice and medical malpractice claims in Vermont were made: Vermont medical malpractice costs represent less than 1%… Read More
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In West Virginia, Your Life Is Worth Less Than In Texas
In a case decided by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on June 22, 2011 (James D. MacDonald and Debbie MacDonald, his wife v. City Hospital, Inc. and Sayeed Ahmed, M.D.), the Court held that West Virginia Code Section 55-7B-8,… Read More
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HEALTH CARE COSTS AND TORT REFORM
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has stated that tort reform might reduce health care costs by 0.5 percent, saving approximately $11 billion out of a total of $2.5 trillion in health care costs annually. The actual costs of malpractice insurance… Read More
