According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (via KevinMD), physician Melanie Richman drives more than two hours each way from her Pennsylvania home to work at a Youngstown, Ohio emergency room. A major reason, she says: the chance to save thousands of dollars a year in malpractice insurance costs, which are markedly lower in Ohio than in her home state.
Commuting to escape med-mal rates
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Laura Eyi Press Officer, Manhattan Institute leyi@manhattan-institute.org |



