October 17, 2003
Malpractice
The state-run insurance fund that provides extra coverage for doctors to pay medical malpractice claims has only $65 million in the till. And the fund, known as MCARE, must pay claims of more than $376 million by Dec. 31. An Insurance Department spokeswoman said MCARE figures to collect about $184 million from bills that were sent to docs on Sept. 15.- Physicians and Lawyers at Odds Over Malpractice
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