Most Massachusetts Physicians Surveyed Practice ‘Defensive Medicine,’ Which Could Be Driving Up State Health Care Costs
Eighty-three percent of physicians surveyed in Massachusetts say they practice so-called “defensive medicine” because they are concerned they might be sued by patients, a trend that adds at least $1.4 billion annually to state health care costs, according to a report by the Massachusetts Medical Society, the
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