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House approves patient's ‘right to know' on malpractice insurance

By April Hunt
March 10, 2011

Patients could soon ask whether their doctors have medical malpractice insurance under a bill that cleared the Georgia House on Thursday.

House Bill 147 passed 150-20. It would add malpractice insurance to the list of items patients can ask about before seeking treatment, including the estimated cost of treatment or tests. The state does not require physicians to have malpractice insurance.

The bill now heads to the Senate for review.

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