title: Bare bones. As the cost of malpractice insurance skyrockets, doctors, hospitals and patients suffer.
abstract: Spiraling malpractice premiums are leaving physicians with few and difficult choices: stop performing risky procedures, leave their states, or "go bare"--that is, practice without insurance. See how hospitals are facing this serious problem nationwide.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glabman
mesh_terms: D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000639:trends; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States