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Most malpractice suits are dismissed. Most of the rest are won by the physician. There are relatively few large payouts. But that does not mean that all these frivolous lawsuits are cost free. Almost all doctors will be sured at least once during their careers. Defending groundless suits costs the physicians a lot, lot of money (that eventually comes from payments made on behalf of patients), a lot of time, and a lot of headaches. They really do bend over backwards to avoid them, and that includes a lot of defensive medicine that costs a lot.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/risk-malpractice-claims-high-physicians/story?id=14327391
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/risk-malpractice-claims-high-physicians/story?id=14327391