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PA Medical Malpractice Claims vs. Medical Errors
MCARE Fund Payouts, Commercial Insurance Claims and PA Patient Safety Authority Data.
The following data shows data taken by The Committee for Justice for All from 2000 to 2008. The table displays Medical Malpractice Claims compared to Medical Errors in the state of Pennsylvania.
| Year | Case FilingsI | MCARE ClaimsII | Commercial Insurance PremiumsIII | Commercial Insurance Claims PaidIV | Loss RatioV | Total ErrorsVI | "Serious" ErrorsVII |
| 2000 | 2,632 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| 2001 | 2,659 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| 2002 | 2,904 | N/A | $458,131,000 (FY02-03) |
$510,741,000 | 111.48% | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | 1,712 | $378,720,772 | $564,017,000 (FY03-04) |
$551,557,000 | 97.79% | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 1,817 | $320,339,689 | $716,373,000 (FY04-05) |
$515,800,000 | 72.00% | 70,851 | N/A |
| 2005 | 1,700 | $232,588,740 | $710,923,000 (FY05-06) |
$460,733,000 | 64.81% | 169,072 | 6,763 |
| 2006 | 1,693 | $209,522,349 | $745,104,000 (FY06-07) |
$372,480,000 | 49.99% | 195,832 | 6,854 |
| 2007 | 1,617 | $191,365,811 | $709,922,000 (FY07-08) |
$369,151,000 | 52.00% | 211,983 | 7,277 |
| 2008 | 1,602 | $173,892,874 | N/A | N/A | 219,874 | 8,645 |
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- "PA Medical Malpractice Case Filings: 2000-2008," Administrative Office of the PA Courts, April 2009
- "MCARE Fund Annual Report of Operations," 2003-2008
- "Annual Statistical Report of the Insurance Department of Pennsylvania," 2002-2007
- "Annual Statistical Report of the Insurance Department of Pennsylvania," 2002-2007
- "Annual Statistical Report of the Insurance Department of Pennsylvania," 2002-2007
- PA Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports, 2004-2008
- PA Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports, 2004-2008
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