Which states have the highest medical malpractice payouts per capita?

Here are the 10 states with the highest medical malpractice payouts per capita in 2013, according to the 2014 Medical Malpractice Payout Analysis by Diederich Healthcare.

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•    New York — $38.83
•    Pennsylvania — $24.76
•    New Jersey — $23.24
•    Massachusetts — $22.37
•    Connecticut — $20.98
•    District of Columbia — $19.31
•    Maryland — $19.27
•    Rhode Island — $17.40
•    New Hampshire — $16.99
•    Illinois — $15.64  

 

Note: For the report, Diederich Healthcare conducted an analysis of the medical malpractice payouts in 2013 as recorded by the National Practitioner Data Bank.

 

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