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U.S. medical malpractice payments as a percent of overall health care costs 1991-2015
Medical malpractice payments as a percentage of overall health care costs in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015*
This statistic shows the proportion of the overall health care costs in the United States that arose from medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2015 in the United States. In 1991, such payments accounted for 0.27 percent of the overall health care costs.
Medical malpractice payments as a percentage of overall health care costs in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015*
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This statistic shows the proportion of the overall health care costs in the United States that arose from medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2015 in the United States. In 1991, such payments accounted for 0.27 percent of the overall health care costs.
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- February 2017
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1991 to 2015
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- * Malpractice payments made on behalf of doctors.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1991 to 2015
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- * Malpractice payments made on behalf of doctors.
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