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Fewer Malpractice Claims Paid in the United States

October 31, 2014 Law & Politics, Medicine & Business

By Robert Preidt (HealthDay News) — The number of medical malpractice payments in the United States has dropped sharply since 2002, according to a new study. ...

Limiting Malpractice Claims May Not Curb Costly Medical Tests

October 15, 2014 Law & Politics, Medical News, Medicine & the Law

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Malpractice reform may not keep physicians from ordering unnecessary and expensive tests, a practice known ...