Lawmakers Press Insurance Office on Medical-malpractice Costs and Patient Compensation Fund
Lawmakers questioned the superintendent of insurance about why malpractice premiums remain high despite reported high loss ratios and the upcoming departure of hospitals from the patient compensation fund; the superintendent described coverage layers and differences in caps among neighboring states but offered no immediate remedy or vote.
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Lawmakers on the Legislative Health & Human Services committee pressed the superintendent of insurance over rising medical-malpractice costs and the mechanics of the state's Patient Compensation Fund (PCF).
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