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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*
by John Elflein,
last edited
May 17, 2019
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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by John Elflein,
last edited
May 17, 2019
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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- 1991 to 2015
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- * Malpractice payments made on behalf of doctors.
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