NY Governor Puts the Freeze on Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates
New York Governor David Paterson announced a freeze on medical malpractice insurance rates for a year, heading off the surcharge for OB/GYNs that had been feared to exacerbate the obstetrics crisis in New York. The freeze was a bill passed by the NY legislature, and signed by the governor last week.
The hope is that the stopgap measure will allow the state to find a comprehensive solution to the problem by targeting bad doctors who are responsible for the majority of medical errors, and prevent profit-taking by the insurance companies. The overall goal, they say, is to reduce the incidence of medical malpractice and increase patient safety.
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