Government
Ohio liability insurers questioned about rate setting
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted May 3, 2004
The Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission and leaders of the Senate and House insurance committees last month questioned the state's five largest medical liability insurers about how they set their rates. At the joint committee hearing, lawmakers and commissioners also asked insurance executives about whether they think tort reforms in place will affect rates and whether other reforms could be passed to help the situation.
The state created the commission to study how effective tort reform has been and to evaluate other medical liability issues. Ohio is one of 19 states that the American Medical Association lists as experiencing a full-blown medical liability insurance crisis.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/05/03/gvbf0503.htm.