Originally Posted by Pleasurepays

first random result in google for "cost of malpractice insurance"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in610102.shtml

3.2%

huh?



next result... something i already mentioned... many cities and counties have a shortage of obgyn's because they can't afford to practice

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-hco053105.php

next result...

http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporte...alpractice.htm

"In 1997, we paid $4.4 million to cover all of our clinical faculty and the hospital, and now we are paying $24 million in premiums,"

next result...

http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/i...ce/medicalmal/

"Among the other factors driving up prices was a reduced supply of available coverage as several major insurers exited the medical malpractice business because of the difficulty of making a profit."

should i go on? or do you guys know how to use google?