Study: Medical errors cost nation almost $20B each year - The Hill's Healthwatch

By Mike Lillis

Preventable medical errors cost the country $19.5 billion in 2008 — or roughly $13,000 for each avoidable case, according to a report published Monday by the Society of Actuaries (SOA).

And that number is likely low, according to consultants at Milliman, who crunched the data.

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