Fewer Ohio Physicians Listing As Ob-Gyns Despite Law That Aims To Reduce Malpractice Rates
Fewer physicians in Ohio are listing obstetrics and gynecology as their primary specialty despite a law enacted in 2003 that aims to reduce malpractice insurance rates, the AP/Coshocton Tribune reports. According to an Associated Press analysis of data from the State Medical Board of Ohio, the state had 1,327 listed ob-gyns at the end of 2007, a 5% decrease from 2002.
