This statistic shows the total number of malpractice payments made on behalf of physicians from 1991 to 2015 in the United States. In 1991, exactly 13,373 such payments were registered. The highest number was reported for 2001 when 16,529 payments were counted.
Number of U.S. medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2015*
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Public Citizen. (February 22, 2017). Number of U.S. medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/197293/number-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/
Public Citizen. "Number of U.S. medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2015*." Chart. February 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/197293/number-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/
Public Citizen. (2017). Number of U.S. medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/197293/number-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/
Public Citizen. "Number of U.S. Medical Malpractice Payments from 1991 to 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/197293/number-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/
Public Citizen, Number of U.S. medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2015* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/197293/number-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of U.S. medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2015* [Graph], Public Citizen, February 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/197293/number-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/