N.Y. OBGYNs Pushed To 'Breaking Point'

NU Online News Service, June 13, 4:20 p.m. EDT?A spokesperson for the New York Obstetricians and Gynecologists group said their members are at a "breaking point" over medical liability insurance rates that are due to increase next month.

Ruth Wallens, spokesperson for the New York chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said many doctors are now at a point where they are reconsidering whether their practices are economically viable. "Nationwide, OBGYNs pay some of the highest premiums in specialty fields. Among them, New York OBGYNs pay some of the highest rates," said Ms. Wallens, noting that in some areas in New York, obstetricians and gynecologists pay an average of $110,000 in medical malpractice premiums.

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