Medical Economics surveyed 1,300 physicians to generate the report.
Ten insights on malpractice premiums:
Change in malpractice premiums from 2017 to 2018
1. Increased: 12 percent
2. Stayed the same: 47 percent
3. Decreased: 6 percent
4. Don’t know: 33 percent
5. No answer: 2 percent
Change in malpractice premiums compared with five years ago
6. Increased: 23 percent
7. Stayed the same: 28 percent
8. Decreased: 12 percent
9. Don’t know: 35 percent
10. No answer: 3 percent
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