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Politics Are Key Factor in Policy Progress

As we approach the culmination of the biannual event known as “the most important election of our lifetime,” it is an opportune moment to assess what this election has in store with regard to the medical professional liability community.

Status Quo or Radical Change for MPL? The Results of the 2024 Election

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MPL industry government relations experts offer a whirlwind tour of the 2024 election results and what that may mean for MPL stakeholders.

 

Inside Medical Liability

Second Quarter 2022

 

 


Data Sharing Project
Claim Time to Resolution

A recent study of claims during a three-year time frame (2017-2019) in the MPL Association DSP shows the average time to resolve a claim is 4.6 years.

 

The average indemnity payment more than doubled when claims took three years to resolve compared to the average defense expense, which increased substantially at four years. Surgical specialty claims were resolved between four and five years, and primary care claims were slightly higher between five and six years.