Top 10 states for malpractice suits

Indiana was the leading state for malpractice lawsuits, according to Medscape’sMalpractice Report 2021.”

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The report includes responses from more than 4,300 physicians in 29 specialties and was published Nov. 19.

Here are the 10 states with the most malpractice suits: 

  1. Indiana: 64 percent
  2. New York: 61 percent
  3. Pennsylvania: 61 percent
  4. Illinois: 59 percent
  5. New Jersey: 59 percent
  6. South Carolina: 58 percent
  7. Louisiana: 57 percent
  8. Tennessee: 56 percent
  9. North Carolina: 55 percent
  10. Maryland: 54 percent
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