Healthcare Education and Q&A Thread

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Originally Posted by firstdown

MY buddy said he has only been sued once and he admitted that in that case he did make a mistake but that was like 8 years ago. He is the guy they call in to put you back together after a bad accident and he also has a practice which specializes in sports injuries. He does the emergency type stuff because he likes that type of work and he jokes by saying motor cycle riders paid for his house.

Sounds like an Orthopedic Surgeon. They suffer one of the higher malpractice premium rates, probably second highest to obstetricians.

Our Orthopedic Surgeons get paid about $350,000 plus incentives, and then the Medical School pays for their malpractice coverage, about $60-$70K per doc on average. $85K does not sound unreasonable, the only reason our medical school docs have a lower premium is because they're getting a "group rate" of sorts.

Obstetricians deal with about $100K apiece.

Malpractice costs aren't some buzzword or hot button issue; it's a serious problem.