Is there a crisis in malpractice premiums in Texas?
ANSWER. We did not specifically investigate premiums; we merely reported the most commonly used premium data, which show that malpractice premiums in Texas increased dramatically beginning at the end of 1998, and continuing through 2003. The weighted, inflation-adjusted increase in the premiums during this period (1999–2003) was 110% – meaning that premiums more than doubled in four years.
