[Mb-civic] NYTimes.com: Behind Those Medical Malpractice Rates

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BUSINESS | February 22, 2005

Behind Those Medical Malpractice Rates
By JOSEPH B. TREASTER and JOEL BRINKLEY

President Bush has complained about the "skyrocketing" costs of "junk lawsuits" against doctors, but legal costs are not at the root of the increase in malpractice premiums.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/22/business/22insure.html?ex=1109739600&en=abd19b806b51b446&ei=5070



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