Here's the summary. All figures are per year.
Total healthcare spending: $2.4 trillion.
Cost of malpractice claims: $5.8 billion.
Number of people "severely hurt each year as a result of mistakes at U.S. hospitals": 181,000.
Number of these who file claims: 30,000.
Draw your own conclusions.
Source: Associated Press, July 20, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32011837/ns/health-health_care/
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