<p>Just saw my ob/gyn yesterday. They sold the clinic of about 6 doctors to the hospital mainly because of the cost of malpractice insurance, which the hospital will now cover. Her individual malpractice insurance 15 years ago was $6000. Today it is $80,000. And she no longer will handle high risk pregnancies. We will have a shortage of OB doctors everywhere before too long, and I can’t say I blame medical students for shying away from the field. America is so “sue happy” that people try to find something wrong!</p>