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| part of a doctor, nurse or a therapist. The act | | | | and facility, but is expensive too. Any error or |
| can cause injury or death due to sub standard | | | | negligence on the part of medical staff can have |
| practice by the medical personnel. Medical | | | | long-term effects such as injury or death. Medical |
| professionals are liable to pay in case of such an | | | | malpractice insurance companies are basically |
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| These plans insure costs that are incurred as | | | | doctors, by ensuring that there are fewer errors |
| liability claims arising from an omission. Premiums | | | | or omissions. There are a few legislations that |
| for medical malpractice insurance plans are higher, | | | | have been passed in the state of California that |
| due to the high amount of claims and difficulty in | | | | discourage the plaintiff from filing claims. This has |
| earning profits. | | | | resulted in fewer claims and protects the interest |
| In California doctors who know the business, and | | | | of medical professionals. It is not always possible |
| are aware of standard practices in the medical | | | | for them to prove innocence, even if sometimes |
| field, start most of medical malpractice insurance | | | | these errors were unavoidable. During such times |
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| burdensome for medical professionals due to huge | | | | Companies in California offer a variety of plans |
| claims from victims. Some times they may not | | | | catering the medical personnel?s needs. Features |
| be malpractice but only an act of carelessness | | | | of these plans can be known through |
| that is normal to human nature. Most of these | | | | representative of the insurance company. |
| claims arise from errors during diagnosis or | | | | Affordable premium rates can be selected after |
| surgery. | | | | researching online. |