Medical Malpractice

Some Illinois doctors find liability costs cheaper in Missouri

Published in Managed Care Weekly Digest, April 12th, 2004

For more than a year Missouri doctors have been warning of a pending healthcare crisis because of steep rises in the cost of malpractice insurance. Doctors who cannot afford the coverage in Missouri, they say, will retire or move to some state where premiums are lower.

Illinois legislators are hearing the same dire predictions, except that the medical society there suggests doctors might flee to Missouri.

"Attracting new physicians to Illinois is next to impossible," the Illinois Medical Society said in a letter circulated in February 2004 to Illinois legislators. "By locating in Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, or Missouri, an ob/gyn can save $75,000 to...

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Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2004-04-12)

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