Malpractice premiums force out more ob/gyns

The recent closing of a maternity ward in northern New Hampshire leaves residents with just one hospital for prenatal and maternity care in an 1,830-square-mile county. Women living in the northernmost town, will be forced to drive more than 60 miles for such crucial medical care, Sen. Judd Gregg (R) writes in The Eagle-Tribune. That’s unacceptable, he says.
 
This closing is a snapshot, reflecting the significant shortage of doctors who provide prenatal care and deliver babies in America today, Gregg writes. This shortage is due in large part to the nationwide medical liability crisis that has made it difficult for many doctors to continue to practice, brought on by the predatory practices of trial lawyers and their supporters in Congress.

Doctors’ insurance costs put mothers, babies at risk [Via The Eagle-Tribune]

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