As a one-year mandatory medical malpractice rate freeze is setto expire at the end of June, interested stakeholders wait to seeif state leaders will come up with a plan to address the state'sworsening market.

For the few remaining medical malpractice writers in the state,the problem remains a challenging legal environment coupled withrates that have been kept artificially low by regulators.

For medical professionals in the state, medical malpracticeinsurance is too expensive, even with rates at their currentsuppressed levels.

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