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Medical liability costs may total $55.6 billion annually, study finds
September 08, 2010
Medical liability and defensive medicine cost the United States an estimated $55.6 billion each year, according to a study in Health Affairs. That represented about 2.4% of national healthcare spending in 2008.
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