New Study on the Increasing Liabilty for Team Doctors



Fascinating and thorough article today by Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the increasing liability for team physicians, and how fewer physicians are choosing that area of practice as a result. According to Anderson, the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance and the related prospect of being sued by millionaire athletes are the most significant causes. The article also discusses how a lack of tort reform only exacerbates the problem.

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