Are U.S. malpractice payments going up or down?

Practice Management

The number of medical malpractice payments made on behalf of physicians has decreased consistently over the last decade, showing a slight increase in 2013 only, according to analysis by Statista.

Here are the numbers of medical malpractice payments made from 2003 to 2013:

 

•    2003 — 15,230
•    2004 — 14,367
•    2005 — 13,992
•    2006 — 12,475
•    2007 — 11,459
•    2008 — 11,001
•    2009 — 10,715
•    2010 — 10,160
•    2011 — 9,749
•    2012 — 9,370
•    2013 —  9,677

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