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The 10 states where you are most likely to get sued for malpractice
Author(s)Todd Shryock
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Is your state one of the 10 states where you are most likely to get sued for malpractice?
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The NPDB describes an AAR as a tool to report any action taken against a physician, dentist or health care practitioner that indicates medical malpractice.
The findings revealed that between 2013 and 2023, there have been a total of 502,971 AARs filed across America.
Here are the 10 states where you are most likely to be sued for malpractice:
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