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MALPRACTICE CLAIMS HAVE DECREASED
Doctors in West Virginia say a medical malpractice crisis threatens the state. Rising insurance rates are driving them to retire early, limit their practices and even leave the state, they contend. Doctors and insurers blame the frequency and severity of what they describe as mostly meritless lawsuits filed against doctors in the Mountain State. Lawyers say patients deserve compensation when negligent doctors harm them. Who really pays the high price of medical malpractice?
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MALPRACTICE CLAIMS HAVE DECREASED
Doctors in West Virginia say a medical malpractice crisis threatens the state. Rising insurance rates are driving them to retire early, limit their practices and even leave the state, they contend. Doctors and insurers blame the frequency and severity of what they describe as mostly meritless lawsuits filed against doctors in the Mountain State. Lawyers say patients deserve compensation when negligent doctors harm them. Who really pays the high price of medical malpractice?
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