Poll: Ohio MDs Say Insurance Ending Practice

NU Online News Service, April 19, 12:52 p.m. EDT?Some 58 percent of Ohio's doctors surveyed in a new poll said they will close their medical practices within three years if medical malpractice insurance rates continue to soar, according to the Ohio State Medical Association.[@@]

The poll also found that 34 percent of Ohio physicians surveyed said they expect to close their practices within the next two years if the current insurance environment persists.

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