New study concludes something we already knew: medical malpractice litigation does not increase health care costs

The TortsProf blog is reporting (here) on a new study that concludes something we already knew: medical malpractice litigation does not increase health care costs.  AboutLawsuits has more on this story here.  The reason no one should be surprised by this finding is that it is consistent with every other study on the subject.  You can go here for more links to similar studies.