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More cases and larger fines have caused malpractice insurance premiums to skyrocket recently, placing a tremendous financial burden on many physician practices, says Mike Segal, Esq., health care lawyer and managing partner at Broad and Cassel's Miami office. This crisis isn't the first of its kind, but it is the worst the health care industry has seen in nearly two decades.