title: A new crisis for the med mal market?
abstract: Medical malpractice insurance loss costs are surging, insurers are quitting the business, and doctors are threatening to leave their practices. Is med mal on the verge of a major new crisis? This article explores the genesis of the current crisis and attempts to provide some perspective that may be helpful inviewing the situation.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States