Insurance costs multiplied, her actual income dropped by 20 percent

Doc Quits! $160,000 Per Year Malpractice Costs the Cause

By Warner Todd Huston
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Doctor Jacquelline Perlman has had it. After a 12-year career as an OB-GYN doctor she his quitting her practice. One of the major reasons is the exorbitant costs of malpractice insurance.

“I’ve decided to retire from obstetrics,â€