This statistic shows the value of medical malpractice payments made on behalf of doctors from 1991 to 2015 in the United States. In 1991, the value of such payments came to around 2.11 billion U.S. dollars.
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Value of medical malpractice payments in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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Public Citizen. (February 22, 2017). Value of medical malpractice payments in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197275/value-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/
Public Citizen. "Value of medical malpractice payments in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. February 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197275/value-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/
Public Citizen. (2017). Value of medical malpractice payments in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197275/value-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/
Public Citizen. "Value of Medical Malpractice Payments in The U.S. from 1991 to 2015 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197275/value-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/
Public Citizen, Value of medical malpractice payments in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197275/value-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
Value of medical malpractice payments in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Public Citizen, February 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197275/value-of-us-medical-malpractice-payments-since-1991/
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