GAO testifies on malpractice insurance
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Losses on medical claims "appear to be the primary driver of [health insurance premium] rate increases," GAO Medicaid Director Kathryn Allen and Financial Markets Director Richard Hillman testify before the House Government Reform/Wellness & Human Rights Subcomittee Oct. 1. However, "in order for Congress to understand the market...better data need to be collected," GAO concludes. Manufacturers are mobilizing against increasing malpractice claims, purported to be deleterious to medical technology (1"The Gray Sheet" Aug. 18, 2003, p. 15)...
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