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Welcome to
SaveOurDoctors.org
You have come to the site for comprehensive, common sense solutions to the patient access crisis in Maryland caused by the medical liability reform impasse in Annapolis.
A doctor/patient crisis is upon us. The medical liability system is broken. As a result, doctors and other medical professionals from across the state have come together to form SaveOurDoctors.org.
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Real Reform. Not Stopgap Solutions.
Statistics
- Two-thirds of all malpractice lawsuits filed are found to be without merit. Yet, it still costs an average of $25,000 to defend one of these lawsuits.
- Only seven percent of cases actually make it to trial and 80 percent are won by the doctor.
- 84 percent of Americans are concerned that skyrocketing medical liability costs could limit their access to care.
- Who will deliver your babies? Between 1997 and 2003, one in seven obstetricians have called it quits.
- OBs can expect to be sued three times in their career. Yet, more than half of these lawsuits are dropped or settled without payment.
- Many doctors are avoiding high-risk procedures because of liability insurance reasons.
- Nearly 56 percent of Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans in 12 states are already refusing high-risk procedures.
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