GAO 03-702: Medical Malpractice Insurance
June 27, 2003 GAO 03-702: Medical Malpractice Insurance The GAO studied the extent of increases in medical malpractice insurance rates. It analyzed the factors that contributed to the increases. It then identified changes in the medical malpractice insurance market to determine if this time period under examination differed from other periods. The GAO studied larger insurers in seven states. Premium rates have increased, but not uniformly between insurers. GAO could not fully analyze the cause of losses due to a lack of comprehensive data from insurers. Losses on medical malpractice claims was determined to be the primary driver of . . .
