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Well about $5 billion is chicken feed compared to $2.5 trillion medical bill.
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Only $5 billion in payouts. Doesn't include the added costs of CYA care.
I'd like to see how the data looks per capita... I'd imagine it would be much different.
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Top payout/citizen
1) Washington DC
2) New York
3) Massachusetts
4) New Jersey
5) Pennsylvania
6) Rhode Island
California actually has one of the lowest payouts/citizen now
Lowest:
1) Wisconsin
2) Texas
3) South Dakota
4) Alaska
5) Indiana
Edit:
Top payout/citizen
1) Washington DC
2) New York
3) Massachusetts
4) New Jersey
5) Pennsylvania
6) Rhode Island
California actually has one of the lowest payouts/citizen now
Lowest:
1) Wisconsin
2) Texas
3) South Dakota
4) Alaska
5) Indiana
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That's the usual critique, but the true cost of CYA care is rather difficult to quantify. The Harvard paper (below) estimated it to be $55.6 billion in 2008, which was only 2.4% of total health spending.
Texas is often held up as the shining example of tort reform, but to my knowledge the only savings that have come in its wake are hospital legal expenses. However much CYA care goes on hasn't budged a noticeable amount.
Mello MM, et al. National costs of the medical liability system. Health Aff. 29:1569-77, 2010.
