Missouri, Illinois medical malpractice payouts total $257M in 2018

Last year, insurers representing health care facilities and physicians in Missouri and Illinois paid $257 million for medical malpractice settlements and judgments. Total malpractice payouts in the United States reached $4.03 billion in 2018, a 2.9 percent increase from 2017, according to the 2019 Medical Malpractice Payout Report from digital lending and insurance company LeverageRx. In Missouri, the number of malpractice payouts totaled 179, leading to a cost of $52.4 million, which is down…
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