Table 1.

States with the Lowest and Highest Dollar Amount per Payment, 1999–2001

StateAverage Malpractice Payment ($)Total Payments 1999–2001 ($)Payment per Person* ($)Payments per 1,000 Physicians No.Payments per 100,000 Population No.
* Mean payment amount per person in general population in each state (2000 Census Bureau Data).
† Number of payments per 1,000 practicing physicians in each state (AMA 2000 Masterfile).
‡ Number of payments per general population in each state (2000 Census Bureau Data).
Michigan113,695243,762,85024.5389.2821.57
Kansas150,59268,670,05025.5480.3216.96
California151,744647,035,90019.1056.4412.59
Nebraska160,88235,233,10020.5960.1312.80
New Mexico172,66654,389,75029.9085.3217.32
Alabama379,26172,818,10016.3722.264.32
Massachusetts382,324343,709,25054.1439.9514.16
Illinois418,087664,341,00053.4951.1012.79
Connecticut472,984222,775,30065.4244.0813.83
District of Columbia560,059104,731,000183.0853.6932.69