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We're Losing Many Of Our Best I have taken this bulletin from the AM News [7/5/2004] entitled "Massachusettes Earns a Dubious Distinction." The American Medical Association [AMA] has added Massachusettes to its list of states experiencing a full-blown medical liability crisis, raising the number to 20. Other states are Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. In crisis states, physicians are retiring early, discontinuing high risk services or leaving the state altogether because of high medical liability insurance rates. A confluence of factors led the AMA to add Massachusetts to the list. Among them:
50% of Neurosurgeons, 41% of Orthopedic Surgeons, 36% of Obstetricians and 29% of its General Surgeons have reduced their scope of practice. Be aware, most doctor cannot raise their fees [set by the insurance companies and or the government] in order to cover the increased practice overhead expense. | ||||||
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