New York’s Medical Malpractice Bill Rises
Medical malpractice cases cost the city $155.2 million in 2006, up 6% from the $145.9 million of the year before, according to a claims report published yesterday by the city comptroller’s office. Even as costs increased, they fell short of the high of $195.4 million in 2003. The number of malpractice claims filed also dropped in 2006, to 699, the lowest number in a decade and 15% less than some
