Medical Malpractice Insurance
Are Premiums in AMA Crisis States "Out of Control"?
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The American Medical Association Claims That Some States Are In Full-Blown
Crisis
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The Rate Of Increase In Crisis and Non-Crisis States Last Year Was
Virtually Identical
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The AMA¡¦s Classification Is Political And Not Based
Upon Any Concrete Objective Criteria
Derived from data provided by Medical Liability Monitor (Oct 2004)
A state’s average premium increase is calculated as the unweighted
mean value of premium increases for all companies for which data is provided
across all regions. The AMA does not list any objective criteria for its
classification of crisis states, but it's "okay" states all meet
the AMA's political objectives in terms of existence of severe caps on non-economic
damages.
Updated December 2004
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