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|Slideshows|May 11, 2020
Physician malpractice rates data 2020: How much does insurance cost?
Author(s)Medical Economics Staff
Physicians tell us how much they are spending on malpractice coverage in our exclusive 91st Physician Report.
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In our 91st annual Physician Report, physicians across a number of specialties told us how much they are spending on malpractice insurance. Our exclusive report breaks down these costs across a wide variety of criteria, including practice ownership, gender, age, geographic region, community type and much more.Check out the slideshow for an in-depth look at the malpractice rate data, and stay tuned for other exclusive data from this year’s Physician Report.
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