Medical Malpractice Paid Claims in 2003: United States vs Rhode Island

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (http://www.statehealthfacts.org), in 2003:

• In the United States, the total number of paid medical malpractice claims was 15,287 and the number of paid claims per 1,000 physicians was 18.8 (15,287/814,909).
• In Rhode Island, the total number of paid medical malpractice claims was 71 and the number of paid claims per 1,000 physicians was 18.3 (71/3,879).