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To: James Hutton who wrote (199981)	5/3/2009 9:48:57 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Given the amount of premium they pay in excess of the median, and assuming they are human, perhaps your acquaintances are poor OB/GYNs. They're poor alright. If you meant, "not very good", I couldn't say as I've never had need for an OB/GYN's services. But one closed his practice down; the other is still struggling. I will tell you that the almost every physician gets slammed with malpractice suit(s) somewhere along the line. I know well a chief of surgery at a pretty major hospital who was sued about 10 years ago for an alleged "mistake". I don't know whether he actually made the mistake or not, but I know the suit was settled and he moved on with his life. It is the nature of medical practice that sooner or later many are going to get it.

To: James Hutton who wrote (199981)	5/4/2009 5:30:34 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

OT/ Malpractice premiums depend heavily on the state you practice in. California limits certain medical damages, and some states that don't limit damages have premium levels 3-4 times as high as California. In OB/GYN, it matters if specialize in high risk pregnancies, or decline to take high risk patients. If you just say NO to risky pregnancies, you can keep your rates much lower... So when that 46 year old mother has a kid with Down's syndrome, the OB/GYN gets sued...