New Study Finds Medical Malpractice Suits Do Not Contribute to Health Care Costs

Medical Malpractice lawsuits are decreasing says a new study by Zurich, one of North America's leading insurers of health care institutions and hospitals. According to the study, these decreases of medical malpractice liability lawsuits are not contributing to the rising cost of health care because the claims made are small compared to the total amount the US spends on health care.

Zurich, one of the leading insurers of hospitals and health care organizations across North America, has published a new study that shows medical malpractice lawsuits are not contributing to the rising cost of health care. The number and amount of claims made are decreasing.

Data from 1,600 hospitals were collected from 1997 through 2007. Many have been surprised by the results of the study. For example, the number of medical malpractice claims, determined by comparing the number of occupied beds to the number of legal claims filed, is in decline. Currently, the claim frequency is 1.96 claims per 100 Occupied Bed Equivalents, or the number used to measure hospital occupancy.

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