TALLAHASSEE - The Legislature's attempt to rein in the cost of medical malpractice insurance will mean an 8 percent reduction in what insurance companies planned to charge, state insurance regulators said Monday. Still, most doctors should expect to pay higher premiums even with the reduction, the regulators said. Two of the biggests players in the debate, doctors and lawyers, expressed disappointment at Monday's announcement. But insurance companies said no one should be surprised.
Posted by Editor at November 12, 2003 10:31 AM